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Trace-element deposition in the Cariaco Basin, Venezuela Shelf, under sulfate-reducing conditions: A history of the local hydrography and global climate, 20 ka to the present Trace-element deposition in the Cariaco Basin, Venezuela Shelf, under sulfate-reducing conditions: A history of the local hydrography and global climate, 20 ka to the present

A sediment core from the Cariaco Basin on the Venezuelan continental shelf, which recovered sediment that has been dated back to 20 ka (thousand years ago), was examined for its major-element-oxide and trace-element composition. Cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), molybdenum (Mo), nickel (Ni), vanadium (V), and zinc (Zn) can be partitioned between a siliciclastic, terrigenous...
Authors
David Z. Piper, Walter E. Dean

Mineral Commodity Summaries 2002 Mineral Commodity Summaries 2002

Published on an annual basis, this report is the earliest Government publication to furnish estimates covering nonfuel mineral industry data. Data sheets contain information on the domestic industry structure, Government programs, tariffs, and 5-year salient statistics for over 90 individual minerals and materials.
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey

Age and tectonic significance of volcanic rocks in the northern Los Angeles Basin, California Age and tectonic significance of volcanic rocks in the northern Los Angeles Basin, California

Volcanic rocks, mostly basalts and some andesites, are interbedded with middle Miocene strata and are overlain by younger rocks throughout the greater part of the Los Angeles Basin, California. Roughly correlative flows, previously dated radiometrically (or paleontologically) at about 16.4 to 10.7 Ma, crop out in five separate regions around the basin perimeter. Los Angeles Basin...
Authors
Thane H. McCulloh, Robert J. Fleck, Rodger E. Denison, Larry A. Beyer, Richard G. Stanley

Spatial digital database of the geologic map of Catalina Core Complex and San Pedro Trough, Pima, Pinal, Gila, Graham, and Cochise Counties, Arizona Spatial digital database of the geologic map of Catalina Core Complex and San Pedro Trough, Pima, Pinal, Gila, Graham, and Cochise Counties, Arizona

The geologic map of Catalina Core Complex and San Pedro Trough by Dickinson (1992) was digitized for input into a geographic information system (GIS) by the U.S. Geological Survey staff and contractors in 2000-2001. This digital geospatial database is one of many being created by the U.S. Geological Survey as an ongoing effort to provide geologic information in a geographic information...
Authors
William R. Dickinson, Douglas M. Hirschberg, G. Stephen Pitts, Karen S. Bolm

Geologic map and digital database of the San Bernardino Wash 7.5 minute quadrangle, Riverside County, California Geologic map and digital database of the San Bernardino Wash 7.5 minute quadrangle, Riverside County, California

The geologic map and digital database of the San Bernardino Wash quadrangle are products of a regional geologic mapping effort undertaken in the eastern Transverse Ranges in and around Joshua Tree National Park. This investigation, part of the Southern California Areal Mapping Project (SCAMP), is conducted in cooperation with the California Geologic Survey and the National Park Service...
Authors
Robert E. Powell, Pamela M. Cossette

Time-domain electromagnetic signatures of polymetallic vein deposits in Cottonwood Canyon area, Santa Cruz County, Arizona Time-domain electromagnetic signatures of polymetallic vein deposits in Cottonwood Canyon area, Santa Cruz County, Arizona

This report tests the usefulness of airborne time-domain electromagnetic (TEM) data on three mineral-resource-related issues: (1) to test whether known mineral deposits at or near the surface display any signal in the TEM data; 2) determine whether TEM data can be used to locate bedrock concealed by basin fill; and (3) if the exposed mineral deposits display a signal in the TEM data, to...
Authors
Mark W. Bultman

Geologic map and digital database of the Pinto Mountain 7.5 minute quadrangle, Riverside County, California Geologic map and digital database of the Pinto Mountain 7.5 minute quadrangle, Riverside County, California

The geologic map and digital database of the Pinto Mountain quadrangle are products of a regional geologic mapping effort undertaken in the eastern Transverse Ranges in and around Joshua Tree National Park. This investigation, part of the Southern California Areal Mapping Project (SCAMP), is conducted in cooperation with the California Geologic Survey and the National Park Service. In...
Authors
Robert E. Powell

Are asbestos minerals common in US vermiculite deposits? Are asbestos minerals common in US vermiculite deposits?

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Authors
Bradley S. Van Gosen, Heather A. Lowers, Alfred L. Bush, Gregory P. Meeker, Geoffrey S. Plumlee, Isabelle K. Brownfield, Stephan J. Sutley
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