Peter J Haeussler, Ph.D. (Former Employee)
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Geologic signature of early Tertiary ridge subduction in Alaska
A mid-Paleocene to early Eocene encounter between an oceanic spreading center and a subduction zone produced a wide range of geologic features in Alaska. The most striking effects are seen in the accretionary prism (Chugach–Prince William terrane), where 61 to 50 Ma near-trench granitic to gabbroic plutons were intruded into accreted trench sediments that had been deposited only a few million year
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Dwight Bradley, Timothy M. Kusky, Peter J. Haeussler, Richard J. Goldfarb, Marti L. Miller, Julie A. Dumoulin, Steven W. Nelson, Susan M. Karl
Metamorphism within the Chugach accretionary complex on southern Baranof Island, southeastern Alaska
On Baranof Island, southeastern Alaska, we identify four metamorphic events that affect rocks associated with the Chugach accretionary complex. This study focuses on the M1 and M4 metamorphic events. Mesozoic schists, gneisses, and migmatitic gneisses exposed near the Kasnyku pluton on central Baranof Island represent the M1 metamorphic rocks. These rocks underwent amphibolite facies metamorphism.
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Cathy L. Zumsteg, Glen R. Himmelberg, Susan M. Karl, Peter J. Haeussler
The 2002 Denali fault earthquake, Alaska: A large magnitude, slip-partitioned event
The MW (moment magnitude) 7.9 Denali fault earthquake on 3 November 2002 was associated with 340 kilometers of surface rupture and was the largest strike-slip earthquake in North America in almost 150 years. It illuminates earthquake mechanics and hazards of large strike-slip faults. It began with thrusting on the previously unrecognized Susitna Glacier fault, continued with right-slip on the Dena
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D. Eberhart-Phillips, Peter J. Haeussler, J.T. Freymueller, A. D. Frankel, C.M. Rubin, P. Craw, N. A. Ratchkovski, G. Anderson, G. A. Carver, A. J. Crone, T. E. Dawson, H. Fletcher, R. Hansen, E. L. Harp, R. A. Harris, D. P. Hill, S. Hreinsdottir, R. W. Jibson, L.M. Jones, R. Kayen, D. K. Keefer, C.F. Larsen, S.C. Moran, S. F. Personius, G. Plafker, B. Sherrod, K. Sieh, N. Sitar, W. K. Wallace
Life and death of the resurrection plate: Evidence for its existence and subduction in the northeastern Pacific in Paleocene-Eocene time
Onshore evidence suggests that a plate is missing from published reconstructions of the northeastern Pacific Ooean in Paleocene- Eocene time. The Resurrection plate, named for the Resurrection Peninsula ophiolite near Seward, Alaska, was located east of the Kula plate and north of the Farallon plate. We interpret coeval near-trench magmatism in southern Alaska and the Cascadia margin as evidence f
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Peter J. Haeussler, Dwight Bradley, Ray E. Wells, Marti L. Miller
Magnetic susceptibilities measured on rocks of the upper Cook Inlet, Alaska
We have measured magnetic susceptibility in the field on most of the geologic rock formations exposed in the upper Cook Inlet near Anchorage and Kenai, Alaska. Measured susceptibilities range from less than our detection limit of 0.01 x 10-3 (SI) to greater than 100 x 10-3 (SI). As expected, mafic igneous rocks have the highest susceptibilities and some sedimentary rocks the lowest. Rocks of the T
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A.A. Alstatt, R. W. Saltus, R.L. Bruhn, Peter J. Haeussler
Life and death of the Resurrection Plate
No abstract available.
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Peter J. Haeussler, D. C. Bradley, R. E. Wells, Marti L. Miller
Paleoseismology at high latitudes: Seismic disturbance of upper Quaternary deposits along the Castle Mountain fault near Houston, Alaska
Most paleoseismic studies are at low to moderate latitudes. Here we present results from a high-latitude (61°30′ N) trenching study of the Castle Mountain fault in south-central Alaska. This fault is the only one known in the greater Anchorage, Alaska, area with historical seismicity and a Holocene fault scarp. It strikes east-northeast and cuts glacial and postglacial sediments in an area of bore
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Peter J. Haeussler, Timothy C. Best, Christopher F. Waythomas
Anchorage Urban Region Aeromagnetics (AURA) Project — Preliminary geophysical results
No abstract available.
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R. W. Saltus, Peter J. Haeussler, R. E. Bracken, J. P. Doucette, R.C. Jachens
GIS coverages of the Castle Mountain Fault, south central Alaska
The Castle Mountain fault is one of several major east-northeast-striking faults in southern Alaska, and it is the only fault with had historic seismicity and Holocene surface faulting. This report is a digital compilation of three maps along the Castle Mountain fault in south central Alaska. This compilation consists only of GIS coverages of the location of the fault, line attributes indicating t
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Keith A. Labay, Peter J. Haeussler
Outcrop structural data from parts of the Petersburg and Sumdum 1:250,000-scale quadrangles, southeastern Alaska
This report presents a compilation of 4203 measurements of outcrop structures from part of the Petersburg 1:250,000-scale quadrangle in southeastern Alaska. We collected 1966 measurements, and an additional 2237 unpublished measurements were compiled from field notebooks a from a field mapping effort in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. These data are listed in spreadsheet and derivative formats.
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Peter J. Haeussler, Susan M. Karl
Outcrop structural data from Wales Group and adjacent rocks, Dall and Prince of Wales islands, southeastern Alaska
This report presents a compilation of 3224 measurements of outcrop structures from Wales Group and adjacent strata on Dall and Prince of Wales Islands, southeastern Alaska. We collected 2230 measurements, an additional 344 were digitized from the map of Eberlein and others (1983), and an additional 650 come from the map of Herreid and others (1978). These data are listed in Excel spreadsheet, tab-
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Peter J. Haeussler, Susan M. Karl, Keith A. Labay
Geologic map of the Wildcat Lake 7.5' quadrangle, Kitsap and Mason Counties, Washington
The Wildcat Lake quadrangle lies in the forearc of the Cascadia subduction zone, about 20-km east of the Cascadia accretionary complex exposed in the Olympic Mountains (Tabor and Cady, 1978),and about 100-km west of the axis of the Cascades volcanic arc. The quadrangle lies near the middle of the Puget Lowland, which typically has elevations less than 600 feet (183 m), but on Gold Mountain, in the
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Peter J. Haeussler, Kenneth P. Clark
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Geologic signature of early Tertiary ridge subduction in Alaska
A mid-Paleocene to early Eocene encounter between an oceanic spreading center and a subduction zone produced a wide range of geologic features in Alaska. The most striking effects are seen in the accretionary prism (Chugach–Prince William terrane), where 61 to 50 Ma near-trench granitic to gabbroic plutons were intruded into accreted trench sediments that had been deposited only a few million year
Authors
Dwight Bradley, Timothy M. Kusky, Peter J. Haeussler, Richard J. Goldfarb, Marti L. Miller, Julie A. Dumoulin, Steven W. Nelson, Susan M. Karl
Metamorphism within the Chugach accretionary complex on southern Baranof Island, southeastern Alaska
On Baranof Island, southeastern Alaska, we identify four metamorphic events that affect rocks associated with the Chugach accretionary complex. This study focuses on the M1 and M4 metamorphic events. Mesozoic schists, gneisses, and migmatitic gneisses exposed near the Kasnyku pluton on central Baranof Island represent the M1 metamorphic rocks. These rocks underwent amphibolite facies metamorphism.
Authors
Cathy L. Zumsteg, Glen R. Himmelberg, Susan M. Karl, Peter J. Haeussler
The 2002 Denali fault earthquake, Alaska: A large magnitude, slip-partitioned event
The MW (moment magnitude) 7.9 Denali fault earthquake on 3 November 2002 was associated with 340 kilometers of surface rupture and was the largest strike-slip earthquake in North America in almost 150 years. It illuminates earthquake mechanics and hazards of large strike-slip faults. It began with thrusting on the previously unrecognized Susitna Glacier fault, continued with right-slip on the Dena
Authors
D. Eberhart-Phillips, Peter J. Haeussler, J.T. Freymueller, A. D. Frankel, C.M. Rubin, P. Craw, N. A. Ratchkovski, G. Anderson, G. A. Carver, A. J. Crone, T. E. Dawson, H. Fletcher, R. Hansen, E. L. Harp, R. A. Harris, D. P. Hill, S. Hreinsdottir, R. W. Jibson, L.M. Jones, R. Kayen, D. K. Keefer, C.F. Larsen, S.C. Moran, S. F. Personius, G. Plafker, B. Sherrod, K. Sieh, N. Sitar, W. K. Wallace
Life and death of the resurrection plate: Evidence for its existence and subduction in the northeastern Pacific in Paleocene-Eocene time
Onshore evidence suggests that a plate is missing from published reconstructions of the northeastern Pacific Ooean in Paleocene- Eocene time. The Resurrection plate, named for the Resurrection Peninsula ophiolite near Seward, Alaska, was located east of the Kula plate and north of the Farallon plate. We interpret coeval near-trench magmatism in southern Alaska and the Cascadia margin as evidence f
Authors
Peter J. Haeussler, Dwight Bradley, Ray E. Wells, Marti L. Miller
Magnetic susceptibilities measured on rocks of the upper Cook Inlet, Alaska
We have measured magnetic susceptibility in the field on most of the geologic rock formations exposed in the upper Cook Inlet near Anchorage and Kenai, Alaska. Measured susceptibilities range from less than our detection limit of 0.01 x 10-3 (SI) to greater than 100 x 10-3 (SI). As expected, mafic igneous rocks have the highest susceptibilities and some sedimentary rocks the lowest. Rocks of the T
Authors
A.A. Alstatt, R. W. Saltus, R.L. Bruhn, Peter J. Haeussler
Life and death of the Resurrection Plate
No abstract available.
Authors
Peter J. Haeussler, D. C. Bradley, R. E. Wells, Marti L. Miller
Paleoseismology at high latitudes: Seismic disturbance of upper Quaternary deposits along the Castle Mountain fault near Houston, Alaska
Most paleoseismic studies are at low to moderate latitudes. Here we present results from a high-latitude (61°30′ N) trenching study of the Castle Mountain fault in south-central Alaska. This fault is the only one known in the greater Anchorage, Alaska, area with historical seismicity and a Holocene fault scarp. It strikes east-northeast and cuts glacial and postglacial sediments in an area of bore
Authors
Peter J. Haeussler, Timothy C. Best, Christopher F. Waythomas
Anchorage Urban Region Aeromagnetics (AURA) Project — Preliminary geophysical results
No abstract available.
Authors
R. W. Saltus, Peter J. Haeussler, R. E. Bracken, J. P. Doucette, R.C. Jachens
GIS coverages of the Castle Mountain Fault, south central Alaska
The Castle Mountain fault is one of several major east-northeast-striking faults in southern Alaska, and it is the only fault with had historic seismicity and Holocene surface faulting. This report is a digital compilation of three maps along the Castle Mountain fault in south central Alaska. This compilation consists only of GIS coverages of the location of the fault, line attributes indicating t
Authors
Keith A. Labay, Peter J. Haeussler
Outcrop structural data from parts of the Petersburg and Sumdum 1:250,000-scale quadrangles, southeastern Alaska
This report presents a compilation of 4203 measurements of outcrop structures from part of the Petersburg 1:250,000-scale quadrangle in southeastern Alaska. We collected 1966 measurements, and an additional 2237 unpublished measurements were compiled from field notebooks a from a field mapping effort in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. These data are listed in spreadsheet and derivative formats.
Authors
Peter J. Haeussler, Susan M. Karl
Outcrop structural data from Wales Group and adjacent rocks, Dall and Prince of Wales islands, southeastern Alaska
This report presents a compilation of 3224 measurements of outcrop structures from Wales Group and adjacent strata on Dall and Prince of Wales Islands, southeastern Alaska. We collected 2230 measurements, an additional 344 were digitized from the map of Eberlein and others (1983), and an additional 650 come from the map of Herreid and others (1978). These data are listed in Excel spreadsheet, tab-
Authors
Peter J. Haeussler, Susan M. Karl, Keith A. Labay
Geologic map of the Wildcat Lake 7.5' quadrangle, Kitsap and Mason Counties, Washington
The Wildcat Lake quadrangle lies in the forearc of the Cascadia subduction zone, about 20-km east of the Cascadia accretionary complex exposed in the Olympic Mountains (Tabor and Cady, 1978),and about 100-km west of the axis of the Cascades volcanic arc. The quadrangle lies near the middle of the Puget Lowland, which typically has elevations less than 600 feet (183 m), but on Gold Mountain, in the
Authors
Peter J. Haeussler, Kenneth P. Clark
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