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January 1, 1991

Factors affecting the recognition of faults exposed in exploratory trenches Factors affecting the recognition of faults exposed in exploratory trenches

Trenching-a widely used method for evaluating fault activity-has limitations that can mislead investigators. Some segments of fault strands in trench walls may not be visible, and this nonvisibility can lead to incorrect interpretations of time of most recent displacement and recurrence intervals on a fault. We examined the logs of 163 trench exposures and tabulated data on more than 1...

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Manuel G. Bonilla, James J. Lienkaemper

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

January 1, 1991

Geologic map and structure sections of the Los Gatos 7-1/2' quadrangle, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties, California Geologic map and structure sections of the Los Gatos 7-1/2' quadrangle, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties, California

No abstract available.

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R. J. McLaughlin, J. C. Clark, E. E. Brabb, E. J. Helley

January 1, 1991

Landform classification of New Mexico by computer Landform classification of New Mexico by computer

No abstract available.

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Richard Dikau, Earl E. Brabb, Robert M. Mark

January 1, 1991

Strontium Strontium

No abstract available.

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J.A. Ober

Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

January 1, 1991

ALACARTE user manual ALACARTE user manual

ALACARTE offers a convenient way to compile geologic maps in the computer as spatial databases that can be used to prepare both cartographic images and analytic derivatives. It is a menu-controlled shell, organized in geologic terms, that provides on-screen control of the program ARC/INFO, a commercial geographic information system (GIS). Input can be from imported scans, digitizer...

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Carl M. Wentworth, Todd T. Fitzgibbon

January 1, 1991

Off-fault ground ruptures in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California: Ridge-top spreading versus tectonic extension during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake Off-fault ground ruptures in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California: Ridge-top spreading versus tectonic extension during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake

The Ms 7.1 Loma Prieta earthquake of 18 October 1989 produced abundant ground ruptures in an 8 by 4 km area along Summit Road and Skyland Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Predominantly extensional fissures formed a left-stepping, crudely en echelon pattern along ridges of the hanging-wall block southwest of the San Andreas fault, about 12 km northwest of the epicenter. The fissures are

Authors

Daniel J. Ponti, Ray E. Wells

January 1, 1991

Construction aggregates Construction aggregates

No abstract available.

Authors

V.V. Tepordei

Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

January 1, 1991

Neogene rotations and quasicontinuous deformation of the Pacific Northwest continental margin Neogene rotations and quasicontinuous deformation of the Pacific Northwest continental margin

Paleomagnetically determined rotations about vertical axes of 15 to 12 Ma flows of the Miocene Columbia River Basalt Group of Oregon and Washington decrease smoothly with distance from the plate margin, consistent with a simple physical model for continental deformation that assumes the lithosphere behaves as a thin layer of fluid. The average rate of northward translation of the...

Authors

Philip England, Ray E. Wells

December 31, 1990

Introduction to Special section on the California-Arizona crustal transect: Part I Introduction to Special section on the California-Arizona crustal transect: Part I

No abstract available.

Authors

Keith A. Howard, R.W. Simpson, G. B. Haxel

December 31, 1990

K-Ar and fission-track ages (dates) of volcanic, intrusive, altered, and metamorphic rocks in the Mohave Mountains area, west-central Arizona K-Ar and fission-track ages (dates) of volcanic, intrusive, altered, and metamorphic rocks in the Mohave Mountains area, west-central Arizona

No abstract available.

Authors

J. K. Nakata, M.A. Pernokas, Keith A. Howard, J.R. Shannon

December 31, 1990

Visibility of fault strands in exploratory trenches and timing of rupture events Visibility of fault strands in exploratory trenches and timing of rupture events

No abstract available.

Authors

M. G. Bonilla, James J. Lienkaemper

December 31, 1990

Introduction to special section on the California-Arizona crustal transect: Part II Introduction to special section on the California-Arizona crustal transect: Part II

In May 1988, a multidisciplinary conference was held in Flagstaff, Arizona, to synthesize recent research on the crustal structural and evolution of a transect across the southern Cordillera. This transect extends from the southern Colorado Plateau southwestward across the Arizona Transition Zone, through the Basin and Range province in the Mojave and Sonoran deserts, to the San Andreas...

Authors

G. B. Haxel, R.W. Simpson, Keith A. Howard