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May 1, 2000

Geologic map and digital database of the Cougar Buttes 7.5' quadrangle, San Bernardino County, California Geologic map and digital database of the Cougar Buttes 7.5' quadrangle, San Bernardino County, California

The Southern California Areal Mapping Project (SCAMP) of Geologic Division has undertaken regional geologic mapping investigations in the Lucerne Valley area co-sponsored by the Mojave Water Agency and the San Bernardino National Forest. These investigations span the Lucerne Valley basin from the San Bernardino Mountains front northward to the basin axis on the Mojave Desert floor, and...

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Robert E. Powell, Jonathan C. Matti, P. M. Cossette

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

May 1, 2000

Digital geologic map of the Butler Peak 7.5' quadrangle, San Bernardino County, California Digital geologic map of the Butler Peak 7.5' quadrangle, San Bernardino County, California

Open-File Report 00-145, is a digital geologic map database of the Butler Peak 7.5' quadrangle that includes (1) ARC/INFO (Environmental Systems Research Institute) version 7.2.1 Patch 1 coverages, and associated tables, (2) a Portable Document Format (.pdf) file of the Description of Map Units, Correlation of Map Units chart, and an explanation of symbols used on the map, btlrpk_dcmu...

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Fred K. Miller, Jonathan C. Matti, Howard J. Brown, Digital preparation by P. M. Cossette

January 1, 2000

Oil–bearing rocks of the Davenport and Point Reyes areas and their implications for offset along the San Gregorio and northern San Andreas faults Oil–bearing rocks of the Davenport and Point Reyes areas and their implications for offset along the San Gregorio and northern San Andreas faults

No abstract available.

Authors

Richard G. Stanley, Paul G. Lillis

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

January 1, 2000

Applications of imaging spectroscopy data: A case study at Summitville, Colorado Applications of imaging spectroscopy data: A case study at Summitville, Colorado

From 1985 through 1992, the Summitville open-pit mine produced gold from lowgrade ore using cyanide heap-leach techniques, a method to extract gold whereby the ore pile is sprayed with water containing cyanide, which dissolves the minute gold grains. Environmental problems due to mining activity at Summitville include significant increases in acidic and metal-rich drainage from the site...

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Trude King, Roger N. Clark, Gregg A. Swayze

Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Spectroscopy Lab

January 1, 2000

Verification of remotely sensed data Verification of remotely sensed data

Ground or field checks are an important part of any remote sensing study and are necessary to provide an accurate and useful interpretive product. Field checking is necessary to confirm the validity of spectral, spatial, and morphological interpretations. In general, field checking should be done during all stages of any type of a remote sensing investigation. The methods and magnitude...

Authors

Trude King, Roger N. Clark

Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Spectroscopy Lab

January 1, 2000

Alaska resource data file: Charley River quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Charley River quadrangle

No abstract available.

Authors

C. E. Cameron

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

January 1, 2000

Alaska resource data file: Kantishna River quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Kantishna River quadrangle

No abstract available.

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C.S. Rombach

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

January 1, 2000

Alaska resource data file, Chignik quadrangle Alaska resource data file, Chignik quadrangle

Descriptions of the mineral occurrences can be found in the report. 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

Steven H. Pilcher

Ecosystems Mission Area, Mineral Resources Program, Alaska Science Center

January 1, 2000

Processed Thematic Mapper Satellite Imagery for Selected Areas within the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands Processed Thematic Mapper Satellite Imagery for Selected Areas within the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

The study is summarized in the Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) file OF00-309.PDF. This publication also contain satellite full-scene images of selected areas along the U.S.-Mexico border. These images are presented as high-resolution images in jpeg format (IMAGES). The folder LOCATIONS in contains TIFF images showing exact positions of easily-identified reference locations...

Authors

John C. Dohrenwend, Floyd Gray, Robert J. Miller

Mineral Resources Program

January 1, 2000

Preliminary maps of Quaternary deposits and liquefaction susceptibility, nine-county San Francisco Bay region, California: a digital database Preliminary maps of Quaternary deposits and liquefaction susceptibility, nine-county San Francisco Bay region, California: a digital database

This report presents a preliminary map and database of Quaternary deposits and liquefaction susceptibility for the nine-county San Francisco Bay region, together with a digital compendium of ground effects associated with past earthquakes in the region. The report consists of (1) a spatial database of fivedata layers (Quaternary deposits, quadrangle index, and three ground effects layers...

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Keith L. Knudsen, Janet M. Sowers, Robert C. Witter, Carl M. Wentworth, Edward J. Helley, Robert S. Nicholson, Heather M. Wright, Katherine H. Brown

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

January 1, 2000

Geochemical studies of mines, dumps, and tailings as sources of contamination, upper Animas River watershed, Colorado Geochemical studies of mines, dumps, and tailings as sources of contamination, upper Animas River watershed, Colorado

No abstract available.

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J. T. Nash

Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center

January 1, 2000

Principal facts for gravity stations in the Antelope Valley-Bedell Flat area, west-central Nevada Principal facts for gravity stations in the Antelope Valley-Bedell Flat area, west-central Nevada

In April 2000 the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) established 211 gravity stations in the Antelope Valley and Bedell Flat area of west-central Nevada (see figure 1). The stations were located about 15 miles north of Reno, Nevada, southwest of Dogskin Mountain, and east of Petersen Mountain, concentrated in Antelope Valley and Bedell Flat (figure 2). The ranges in this area primarily...

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Eleanore B. Jewel, David A. Ponce, Robert L. Morin