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Lead isotope compositions as guides to early gold mineralization: The North Amethyst vein system, Creede district, Colorado Lead isotope compositions as guides to early gold mineralization: The North Amethyst vein system, Creede district, Colorado
The North Amethyst vein system, which is hosted by approximately 27 Ma Carpenter Ridge Tuff and approximately 26 Ma Nelson Mountain Tuff, has two mineral associations separated by brecciation and sedimentation in the veins. The early association consists of quartz, rhodonite, hematite, magnetite, electrum (Au (sub 0.3-0.5) Ag (sub 0.7-0.5)) , and Mn carbonate, Au-Ag sulfide, Ag sulfosalt...
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Nora K. Foley, Robert A. Ayuso
Historical and potential scour around bridge piers and abutments of selected stream crossings in Indiana Historical and potential scour around bridge piers and abutments of selected stream crossings in Indiana
Historical scour data were collected by means of geophysical techniques and used to evaluate the scour-computation procedures recommended by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration and 12 other pub- lished pier-scour equations. Geophysical data were collected at 10 bridges in Indiana. For this evaluation it was assumed that the historical scour measured by use of geophysical techniques...
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D. S. Mueller, R. L. Miller, J.T. Wilson
Acoustic mapping as an environmental management tool: I. detection of barrels of low-level radioactive waste, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, California Acoustic mapping as an environmental management tool: I. detection of barrels of low-level radioactive waste, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, California
The oceans have been and will continue to be disposal sites for a wide variety of waste products. Often these wastes are not dumped at the designated sites or transport occurs during or after dumping, and, subsequent attempts to monitor the effects the waste products have on the environment are inadequate because the actual location of the waste is not known. Acoustic mapping of the...
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Herman A. Karl, William C. Schwab, A. St. C. Wright, David E. Drake, John L. Chin, William W. Danforth, Edward Ueber
New recording package for VACM provides sensor flexibility New recording package for VACM provides sensor flexibility
For the past three decades, the VACM has been a standard for ocean current measurements. A VACM is a true vector-averaging instrument that computes north and east current vectors and averages temperature continuously over a specified interval. It keeps a running total of rotor counts, and records one-shot samples of compass, vane position and time. Adding peripheral sensors to the data...
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William J. Strahle, S. E. Worrilow, S. E. Fucile, Marinna A. Martini
Antifouling leaching technique for optical lenses Antifouling leaching technique for optical lenses
The effectiveness of optical lenses deployed in water less than 100 m deep is significantly reduced by biofouling caused by the settlement of macrofauna, such as barnacles, hydroids, and tunicates. However, machineable porous plastic rings can be used to dispense antifoulant into the water in front of the lens to retard macrofaunal growth without obstructing the light path. Unlike...
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William J. Strahle, C. L. Perez, Marinna A. Martini
Designing large-scale surveys of wildlife abundance and diversity using statistical sampling principles Designing large-scale surveys of wildlife abundance and diversity using statistical sampling principles
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M.J. Conroy, D. R. Smith
Evaluation of the effects of an oxygen injection system on the growth, hematology, and immunity of lake trout Evaluation of the effects of an oxygen injection system on the growth, hematology, and immunity of lake trout
Fingerling lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) were reared for 64 d at three pressures of dissolved gases, expressed in relation to saturation values (▵P)–untreated (control) water, ▵P = 10 mm Hg; water treated by column degassing with air, ▵P = 9 mm Hg; and water treated with an oxygen injection system, ▵P = −20 mm Hg. Dissolved oxygen concentration for experimental groups was increased...
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W. F. Krise, J. W. Meade, J.R. McClain
Global climate change: Implications for submerged aquatic vegetation Global climate change: Implications for submerged aquatic vegetation
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William M. Rizzo, Hilary A. Neckles
Calcareous nannofossils from Paleogene deposits in the Salt Range, Pakistan Calcareous nannofossils from Paleogene deposits in the Salt Range, Pakistan
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Authors
Laurel M. Bybell, Jean Self-Trail
Mobility of radioisotopes in marine surface sediments Mobility of radioisotopes in marine surface sediments
Transport of a radioisotope in a sediment-water system can be retarded by sorption of the isotope to solid; which is controlled by the affinity of the radioisotope for the sediment particles. In order to study trace metal and ra- dionuclide mobility on the sea floor, the following measurements were carried out: (1)effective diffusion rates in sediments in the laboratory and on the sea...
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Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink, P. H. Santschi
Regional stratigraphic framework of surficial sediments and bedrock beneath Lake Ontario Regional stratigraphic framework of surficial sediments and bedrock beneath Lake Ontario
Approximately 2550 km of single-channel high-resolution seismic reflection profiles have been interpreted and calibrated with lithological and geochronological information from four representative piston cores and one grab sample to provide a regional stratigraphie framework for the subbottom deposits of Lake Ontario. Five units overlying Paleozoic bedrock were identified and mapped...
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D. R. Hutchinson, C.F. Lewis, G. Hund