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January 1, 2000

Age and paleoenvironmental significance of mega-invertebrates from the "San Pedro" Formation in the Coyote Hills, Fullerton and Buena Park, Orange County, Southern California Age and paleoenvironmental significance of mega-invertebrates from the "San Pedro" Formation in the Coyote Hills, Fullerton and Buena Park, Orange County, Southern California

The "San Pedro" Formation in the Coyote Hills contains an invertebrate fossil as-semblage of 184 taxa from 158 localities. The fauna consists of two annelids, 174 mollusks (80 bivalves, 94 gastropods, and three scaphopods), five arthropods, and three echinoids, along with other minor constituents recognized by not specifically identified during the present study. These fossils are...

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Charles L. Powell, Dave Stevens

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

January 1, 2000

New aeromagnetic data reveal large strike-slip (?) faults in the Northern Willamette Valley, Oregon New aeromagnetic data reveal large strike-slip (?) faults in the Northern Willamette Valley, Oregon

High-resolution aeromagnetic data from the northern Willamette Valley, Oregon, reveal large, northwest-striking faults buried beneath Quaternary basin sediments. Several faults known from geologic mapping are well defined by the data and appear to extend far beyond their mapped surface traces. The Mount Angel fault, the likely source of the Richter magnitude (M1) 5.6 earthquake in 1993...

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Richard J. Blakely, Ray E. Wells, T.L. Tolan, M.H. Beeson, A.M. Trehu, L.M. Liberty

Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center

January 1, 2000

Digital geologic map of Arizona: A digital database derived from the 1983 printing of the Wilson, Moore, and Cooper 1:500,000-scale map Digital geologic map of Arizona: A digital database derived from the 1983 printing of the Wilson, Moore, and Cooper 1:500,000-scale map

This report describes a digital geologic GIS database in an Arc/Info format for the “Geologic Map of Arizona” by Wilson and others (1983 edition).

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Douglas M. Hirschberg, G. Stephen Pitts

December 1, 1999

Geochemistry of stream-sediment samples from the Santa Renia Fields and Beaver Peak quadrangles, northern Carlin Trend, Nevada Geochemistry of stream-sediment samples from the Santa Renia Fields and Beaver Peak quadrangles, northern Carlin Trend, Nevada

A broad west-to-east increase of many metal concentrations has been found in stream sediments during a reconnaissance investigation conducted in conjunction with geologic studies in the Santa Renia Fields and Beaver Peak 7–1/2 minute quadrangles near the northern end of the Carlin trend of gold deposits in the Tuscarora Mountains. This regional increase in metal concentrations coincides...

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Ted G. Theodore, Boris B. Kotlyar, Vladimir I. Berger, Barry C. Moring, Donald A. Singer, Sven A. Edstrom

December 1, 1999

Digital analytical data from mineral resource assessments of national forest lands in Washington Digital analytical data from mineral resource assessments of national forest lands in Washington

Extensive reconnaissance assessments of the mineral resource potential of the Colville and Okanogan National Forests in northeastern Washington were conducted during 1979-1982 by a private consultant A.R. Grant, under contract with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. These forests occupy large parts of Pend Oreille, Stevens, Ferry, and Okanogan counties, and smaller parts...

Authors

D. E. Boleneus, D. W. Chase

December 1, 1999

A comparison of the weights-of-evidence method and probabilistic neural networks A comparison of the weights-of-evidence method and probabilistic neural networks

The need to integrate large quantities of digital geoscience information to classify locations as mineral deposits or nondeposits has been met by the weights-of-evidence method in many situations. Widespread selection of this method may be more the result of its ease of use and interpretation rather than comparisons with alternative methods. A comparison of the weights-of-evidence method...

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

November 1, 1999

Gravity and magnetic study of the Pahute Mesa and Oasis Valley region, Nye County, Nevada Gravity and magnetic study of the Pahute Mesa and Oasis Valley region, Nye County, Nevada

Regional gravity and aeromagnetic maps reveal the existence of deep basins underlying much of the southwestern Nevada volcanic field, approximately 150 km northwest of Las Vegas. These maps also indicate the presence of prominent features (geophysical lineaments) within and beneath the basin fill. Detailed gravity surveys were conducted in order to characterize the nature of the basin...

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Edward A. Mankinen, Thomas G. Hildenbrand, Gary L. Dixon, Edwin H. McKee, Christopher J. Fridrich, Randell J. Laczniak

November 1, 1999

Alaska resource data file: Prince Rupert quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Prince Rupert quadrangle

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Authors

H. C. Berg

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

November 1, 1999

Publications of the Western Geologic Mapping Team 1997-1998 Publications of the Western Geologic Mapping Team 1997-1998

The Western Geologic Mapping Team (WGMT) of the U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Division (USGS, GD), 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, potential...

Authors

Paul Stone, C.L. Powell