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Geology and ore deposits of the South Silverton mining area, San Juan County, Colorado

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Mining and non-mining sources of metals and acid water near Silverton, Colorado. Image of eroding mountain and abandoned mine. Part of the Upper Animas River Study Area.

Mining and non-mining sources of metals and acid water near Silverton, CO. Part of the Upper Animas River Study Area.

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Metal-rich drainage from the old Howardsville mill site, near Silverton, Colorado. Image of river bank and river.

Metal-rich drainage from the old Howardsville mill site, near Silverton, CO. Upper Animas River Study Area.

Data Release
Collage of images of an earthquake, scientists in flood with instruments, a volcano erupting, and seismic illustration.

Hydrologic reconnaissance to identify areas of emergent groundwater, Mineral Creek, near Silverton, Colorado, June 2020

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Geologic map of the Scotts Mills, Silverton, and Stayton Northeast 7.5 minute quadrangles, Northwest Oregon: A digital database

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The Silver Ledge Mine in the area of upper Mineral Creek 

The Silver Ledge Mine in the Area of Upper Mineral Creek

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Red Mountain CO

A Shallow to Deep View Inside the Hydrothermally Altered and Mineralized Silverton Caldera Complex: New Geologic Insights Gained From Modern Geophysical Interpretations

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A GIS and statistical approach to identify variables that control water quality in hydrothermally altered and mineralized watersheds, Silverton, Colorado, USA

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Some magnetic properties of rocks from the Silverton Caldera area, western San Juan Mountains, Colorado

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Acid neutralizing capacity and leachate results for igneous rocks, with associated carbon contents of derived soils, Animas River AML site, Silverton, Colorado

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Collage of USGS Maps.

Alteration Map Showing Major Faults and Veins and Associated Water-Quality Signatures of the Animas River Watershed Headwaters Near Silverton, Southwest Colorado

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Collage of images of an earthquake, scientists in flood with instruments, a volcano erupting, and seismic illustration.

U-Pb detrital zircon data for: lower Paleozoic sedimentary rocks near Silverton, CO USA

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Analysis of plastic deformation according to Von Mises' theory, with application to the South Silverton area, San Juan County, Colorado

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Magnetic susceptibility data for some exposed bedrock in the western conterminous United States

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Stream sediment geochemical survey of the Bureau of Land Management's American Flats-Silverton Planning Unit in Southwest (Lake City area) Colorado

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Collage of USGS Maps.

Generalized geologic map of part of the upper Animas River watershed and vicinity, Silverton, Colorado

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Quantification and simulation of metal loading to the Upper Animas River, Eureka to Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado, September 1997 and August 1998

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Animas river running near town

Animas River Downstream

Data Release
Collage of images of an earthquake, scientists in flood with instruments, a volcano erupting, and seismic illustration.

High resolution helicopter-borne magnetic and electromagnetic survey Eureka Graben area, Colorado September 1999

Presentations and Events

Hydrography Webinar Series - Session 4

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Soil Sample in Scoop

Animas River Sample

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Photo of the Animas River pointing at sediment sampling areas

Sediment Sampling at A72

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Image: Cement Creek Following Storm Event

Cement Creek Following Storm Event

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The relation between earth movements and volcanism in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado

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Three scientists look at laptop in valley surrounded by rugged mountain terrain

Scientists review fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing (FO-DTS) data in the field

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Image: Ferricrete Formation at Base of Cement Creek

Ferricrete Formation at Base of Cement Creek

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Formation of mixed Al-Fe colloidal sorbent and dissolved-colloidal partitioning of Cu and Zn in the Cement Creek - Animas River Confluence, Silverton, Colorado

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July Public Lecture Thumbnail video intro image

PubTalk-07/2023: From Snow To Flow - When Snow Falls On A Mountain, Where Does It Go?

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Collage of images of an earthquake, scientists in flood with instruments, a volcano erupting, and seismic illustration.

Digital Elevation Model of Glen Canyon Prior to the Flooding of Lake Powell from Historic Topographic Surveys, Utah and Arizona

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