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December 1, 2003

Alaska resource data file: Wiseman quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Wiseman quadrangle

Descriptions of the mineral occurrences shown on the accompanying figure follow. See U.S. Geological Survey (1996) for a description of the information content of each field in the records. The data presented here are maintained as part of a statewide database on mines, prospects and mineral occurrences throughout Alaska.

Authors

Joe M. Britton

Ecosystems Mission Area, Mineral Resources Program, Alaska Science Center

December 1, 2003

40Ar/39Ar geochronology of igneous rocks in the Taylor Mountains and Dillingham quadrangles in SW Alaska 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of igneous rocks in the Taylor Mountains and Dillingham quadrangles in SW Alaska

No abstract available.

Authors

Alexander Iriondo, Michael J. Kunk, Frederic H. Wilson

Ecosystems Mission Area, Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Mineral Resources Program, Alaska Science Center

November 1, 2003

Location and age database for selected foraminifer samples collected by Exxon Petroleum geologists in California Location and age database for selected foraminifer samples collected by Exxon Petroleum geologists in California

Most of the geologic maps published for central California before 1960 were made without the benefit of age determinations from microfossils. The ages of Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks in the mostly poorly exposed and structurally complex sedimentary rocks represented in the Coast Ranges are critical in determining stratigraphic succession or lack of it, and in determining whether the...

Authors

Earl E. Brabb, John M. Parker

Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Natural Hazards Mission Area, Energy Resources Program, Mineral Resources Program, National Laboratories Program, Science and Decisions Center, Earthquake Hazards Program, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Earthquake Science Center

October 1, 2003

Hydrogeologic factors that influence ground water movement in the desert southwest United States Hydrogeologic factors that influence ground water movement in the desert southwest United States

A project to study ground-water and surface-water interactions in the desert southwestern United States was initiated in 2001 by the Tucson, Arizona office of the Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). One of the goals of the Southwest Ground-water Resources Project was to develop a regional synthesis that includes the use of available digital geologic data, which is...

Authors

Frank C. Chuang, Edwin H. McKee, Keith A. Howard

Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Energy Resources Program, Mineral Resources Program, National Laboratories Program, Science and Decisions Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center

October 1, 2003

Preliminary analyses for perchlorate in selected natural materials and their derivative products Preliminary analyses for perchlorate in selected natural materials and their derivative products

Increasing concern about sources of perchlorate contamination in ground and surface waters has led to interest in identifying potential sources of natural perchlorate and products derived from these natural sources. To date, most perchlorate found in ground and surface waters has been attributed to its major uses as an oxidizer in solid propellants for rockets, in fireworks and other...

Authors

G. J. Orris, G. J. Harvey, D. T. Tsui, J. E. Eldrige

October 1, 2003

Preliminary geologic map of the Elsinore 7.5' quadrangle, Riverside County, California Preliminary geologic map of the Elsinore 7.5' quadrangle, Riverside County, California

Open-File Report 03-281 contains a digital geologic map database of the Elsinore 7.5’ quadrangle, Riverside County, California that includes: 1. ARC/INFO (Environmental Systems Research Institute, http://www.esri.com) version 7.2.1 coverages of the various elements of the geologic map. 2. A Postscript file to plot the geologic map on a topographic base, and containing a Correlation of...

Authors

Douglas M. Morton, F. Harold Weber, Rachel M. Alvarez, Diane Burns

October 1, 2003

Shaded relief aeromagnetic map of the Santa Clara Valley and vicinity, California Shaded relief aeromagnetic map of the Santa Clara Valley and vicinity, California

This aeromagnetic map covers the southern portion of San Francisco Bay, the Santa Clara Valley and surrounding mountains, part of which has been modelled in threedimensions (Jachens and other, 2001). The magnetic anomaly map has been compiled from existing digital data. Data was obtained from six aeromagnetic surveys that were flown at different times, spacings and elevations. The...

Authors

Carter W. Roberts, Robert C. Jachens

October 1, 2003

Geologic map and digital database of the Redlands 7.5' quadrangle, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California Geologic map and digital database of the Redlands 7.5' quadrangle, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California

This geologic database of the Redlands 7.5' quadrangle was prepared by the Southern California Areal Mapping Project (SCAMP), a regional geologic-mapping project sponsored jointly by the U.S. Geological Survey and the California Geological Survey. The database was developed as a contribution to the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program's National Geologic Map Database, and is...

Authors

Jonathan C. Matti, Douglas M. Morton, Brett F. Cox, Katherine J. Kendrick, Pamela M. Cossette, Bradley Jones, Stephen A. Kennedy

Natural Hazards Mission Area, Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Earthquake Hazards Program, Energy Resources Program, Mineral Resources Program, National Laboratories Program, Science and Decisions Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Earthquake Science Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center

October 1, 2003

Significant Metalliferous and Selected Non-Metalliferous Lode Deposits, and Selected Placer Districts of Northeast Asia Significant Metalliferous and Selected Non-Metalliferous Lode Deposits, and Selected Placer Districts of Northeast Asia

Introduction This report contains a digtial database on lode deposits and placer districts of Northeast Asia. This region includes Eastern Siberia, Russian Far East, Mongolia, Northeast China, South Korea, and Japan. In folders on this site are a detailed database, a bibliography of cited references, descriptions of mineral deposit models, and a mineral deposit location map. Data are...

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Sodov Ariunbileg, Gennandiy V. Biryul’kin, Jamba Byamba, Yury V. Davydov, Gunchin Dejidmaa, Elimir G. Distanov, Dangindorjiin Dorjgotov, Gennadiy N. Gamyanin, Ochir Gerel, Valeriy Y. Fridovskiy, Ayurzana Gotovsuren, Duk-Hwan Hwang, Anatoliy P. Kochnev, Alexei V. Kostin, Mikhail I. Kuzmin, Sergey A. Letunov, Li Jiliang, Li Xujun, Galina D. Malceva, V.D. Melnikov, Valeriy Nikitin, Alexander A. Obolenskiy, Masatsugu Ogasawara, Demberel Orolmaa, Leonid M. Parfenov, Nikolay V. Popov, Andrei V. Prokopiev, Vladimir Ratkin, Sergey M. Rodionov, Zhan V. Seminskiy, Vladimir I. Shpikerman, Alexander P. Smelov, Vitaly I. Sotnikov, Alexander V. Spiridonov, Valeriy V. Stogniy, Sadahisa Sudo, Sun Fengyue, Sun Jiapeng, Sun Weizhi, Valeriy M. Supletsov, Vladimir F. Timofeev, Oleg A. Tyan, Valeriy G. Vetluzhskikh, Xi Aihua, Yakov V. Yakovlev, Yan Hongquan, Vladimir I. Zhizhin, Nikolay N. Zinchuk, Lydia M. Zorina

Mineral Resources Program

October 1, 2003

Publications of the Western Earth Surface Processes Team 2002 Publications of the Western Earth Surface Processes Team 2002

The Western Earth Surface Processes Team (WESPT) of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducts geologic mapping and related topical earth science studies in the western United States. This work is focused on areas where modern geologic maps and associated earth-science data are needed to address key societal and environmental issues such as ground-water quality, landslides and other...

Authors

Charles Powell, R. W. Graymer

October 1, 2003

Chromium geochemistry of serpentinous sediment in the Willow core, Santa Clara County, California Chromium geochemistry of serpentinous sediment in the Willow core, Santa Clara County, California

A preliminary investigation of Cr geochemistry in serpentinous sediment completed for a multiple-aquifer ground-water monitoring well (Willow core of Santa Clara County, CA) determined sediment at depths >225 meters contains Cr concentrations ranging from 195 to 1155 mg/kg. Serpentinous sediment from this site is a potential source of non-anthropogenic Cr contamination. Chromium-bearing...

Authors

Christopher J. Oze, Matthew J. LaForce, Carl M. Wentworth, Randall T. Hanson, Dennis K. Bird, Robert G. Coleman

Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Energy Resources Program, Mineral Resources Program, National Laboratories Program, Science and Decisions Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, California Water Science Center

September 1, 2003

Typing mineral deposits using their grades and tonnages in an artificial neural network Typing mineral deposits using their grades and tonnages in an artificial neural network

A test of the ability of a probabilistic neural network to classify deposits into types on the basis of deposit tonnage and average Cu, Mo, Ag, Au, Zn, and Pb grades is conducted. The purpose is to examine whether this type of system might serve as a basis for integrating geoscience information available in large mineral databases to classify sites by deposit type. Benefits of proper

Authors

Donald A. Singer, Ryoichi Kouda

Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Energy Resources Program, Mineral Resources Program, National Laboratories Program, Science and Decisions Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center