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January 1, 1975

A review of recently active faults in Taiwan A review of recently active faults in Taiwan

Six faults associated with five large earthquakes produced surface displacements ranging from 1 to 3 m in the period 1906 through 1951. Four of the ruptures occurred in the western coastal plain and foothills, and two occurred in the Longitudinal Valley of eastern Taiwan. Maps are included showing the locations and dimensions of the displacements. The published geological literature...

Authors

Manuel G. Bonilla

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, 1975

Paleotectonic investigations of the Pennsylvanian System in the United States, Part I: Introduction and regional analyses of the Pennsylvanian System Paleotectonic investigations of the Pennsylvanian System in the United States, Part I: Introduction and regional analyses of the Pennsylvanian System

The Pennsylvanian is the fourth geologic system to be analyzed and synthesized by geologists of the U.S. Geological Survey in the form of a paleotectonic study covering the conterminous United States. Earlier investigations were of the Jurassic, Triassic, and Permian Systems. Results were published as Miscellaneous Geologic Investigation Maps I-175, I-300, and I-450 and in Professional...

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Edwin D. McKee, Eleanor J. Crosby, George O. Bachman, Kenneth G. Bell, George H. Dixon, Sherwood E. Frezon, Ernest E. Glick, William P. Irwin, William W. Mallory, William J. Mapel, Edwin K. Maughan, George E. Prichard, Gerald L. Shideler, Gary F. Stewart, Harold R. Wanless, Richard F. Wilson

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, 1975

Southern Patagonia—Glacial events between 4 m.y. and 1 m.y. ago Southern Patagonia—Glacial events between 4 m.y. and 1 m.y. ago

No abstract available.

Authors

John H. Mercer, Robert J. Fleck, Edward A. Mankinen, Walter Sander

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

December 31, 1974

Major chemical characteristics of Mesozoic Coast Range ophiolite in California Major chemical characteristics of Mesozoic Coast Range ophiolite in California

Sixty-four major element analyses of rocks representative of the Coast Range ophiolite in California were compared with analyses of other onland ophiolite sequences and those of rocks from oceanic ridges. The rocks can be classed in five groups harzburgite-dunite, clinopyroxenite-wehrlite, gabbro, basalt-spilite, and keratophyre-quartz keratophyre which on various diagrams occupy...

Authors

E. H. Bailey, Blake

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

December 31, 1974

Fresh lunar impact craters: Review of variations in size Fresh lunar impact craters: Review of variations in size

Thirty-three morphologic characteristics are reviewed for fresh lunar impact craters wide than1 km. Bar graphs express the way each characteristic varies with crater size. The features are grouped as crater structure, ejecta, and downhill flow features. Major structural transition occur at diameters of about 15 and 200 km. Details of the ejecta blanket, which include several kinds of...

Authors

Keith A. Howard

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

December 31, 1974

Gravity anomalies in the Galapagos Islands area Gravity anomalies in the Galapagos Islands area

No abstract available.

Authors

Anthony B. Watts, J. R. Cochran, J. E. Case, S. L. Ryland, Tom Simkin, Keith A. Howard

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

December 31, 1974

Geologic sketch of the Klamath Mountains and Coast Ranges of northern California and southern Oregon Geologic sketch of the Klamath Mountains and Coast Ranges of northern California and southern Oregon

No abstract available.

Authors

W. P. Irwin, E.W. Wolfe, M.C. Blake, C.G. Cunningham

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

December 31, 1974

Lunar basin formation and highland stratigraphy Lunar basin formation and highland stratigraphy

Multiring impact basins, formed after solidification of the lunar crust, account for most or all premare regional deposits and structures expressed in the lunar landscape and for major topographic and gravity variations. A fresh basin has two or more concentric mountain rings, a lineated ejecta blanket, and secondary impact craters. Crackled material on the floor may be impact melt. The...

Authors

Keith A. Howard, D.E. Wilhelms, D. H. Scott

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

December 31, 1974

Report on Circum-Pacific Energy and Mineral Resources Conferences Report on Circum-Pacific Energy and Mineral Resources Conferences

No abstract available.

Authors

M.T. Halbouty, J.F. Mason, E. E. Brabb

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

December 31, 1974

Origin of Franciscan melanges in Northern California Origin of Franciscan melanges in Northern California

In northern California, chaotic Franciscan melange occurs beneath the overlying ophiolite and Great Valley Sequence. Identical melanges occur to the west, separating well-bedded, coherent Franciscan units that differ markedly in age. Detailed studies in several places indicate that these melanges mark the boundaries of imbricate thrust sheets, and they appear to occur at several discrete

Authors

M. Clark Blake, D. L. Jones

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, 1974

Geologic map of the Pickett Peak quadrangle, Trinity County, California Geologic map of the Pickett Peak quadrangle, Trinity County, California

No abstract available.

Authors

William P. Irwin, M. Clark Blake, C. G. Cunningham

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, 1974

Analyses and economic potential of monazite in Liberia Analyses and economic potential of monazite in Liberia

Eleven monazite samples from Liberia, including seven from beach sands, were analyzed by the X-ray fluorescence method. The monazite samples, containing only one-half percent impurities, were obtained by use of a hot Clerici-solution procedure for purification which was devised by the author. The percentage of the rare-earth elements in Liberian monazite concentrates does not differ...

Authors

Sam Rosenblum

Mineral Resources Program