Scott A Minor
Current Research and Specialties
Geologic framework and fault kinematic and paleostress histories of strain transfer and accommodation zones of the middle and northern Rio Grande rift, New Mexico and Colorado
Fault-related fluid flow within poorly consolidated sediments
Geologic mapping and geologic framework characterization
Structural geology, especially brittle faulting
Professional Experience
1998-present: Research Geologist
1984-1998: Geologist
1979-1981: Physical Science Technician
Education and Certifications
1985: M.S., Geology, University of Colorado
1979: B.S., Geology, University of California, Santa Barbara
Affiliations and Memberships*
Geological Society of America
Colorado Scientific Society (2011: President)
American Geophysical Union
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 29
Regional survey of structural properties and cementation patterns of fault zones in the northern part of the Albuquerque Basin, New Mexico - Implications for ground-water flow Regional survey of structural properties and cementation patterns of fault zones in the northern part of the Albuquerque Basin, New Mexico - Implications for ground-water flow
Motivated by the need to document and evaluate the types and variability of fault zone properties that potentially affect aquifer systems in basins of the middle Rio Grande rift, we systematically characterized structural and cementation properties of exposed fault zones at 176 sites in the northern Albuquerque Basin. A statistical analysis of measurements and observations evaluated four...
Authors
Scott Minor, Mark R. Hudson
The Cerrillos Uplift, the La Bajada Constriction, and Hydrogeologic Framework of the Santo Domingo Basin, Rio Grande Rift, New Mexico The Cerrillos Uplift, the La Bajada Constriction, and Hydrogeologic Framework of the Santo Domingo Basin, Rio Grande Rift, New Mexico
The geologic, geophysical, and hydrogeologic properties of the La Bajada constriction and Santo Domingo Basin, northern New Mexico, result from tectonic and volcanic processes of the late Tertiary and Quaternary Rio Grande rift. An integrated geologic and geophysical assessment in the La Bajada constriction allows development of a geologic framework that can provide input for regional...
Authors
Scott A. Minor
Geologic map of the Reyes Peak quadrangle, Ventura County, California Geologic map of the Reyes Peak quadrangle, Ventura County, California
New 1:24,000-scale geologic mapping in the Cuyama 30' x 60' quadrangle, in support of the USGS Southern California Areal Mapping Project (SCAMP), is contributing to a more complete understanding of the stratigraphy, structure, and tectonic evolution of the complex junction area between the NW-trending Coast Ranges and EW-trending western Transverse Ranges. The 1:24,000-scale geologic map...
Authors
Scott Minor
Preliminary geologic map of the Santa Barbara coastal plain area, Santa Barbara County, California Preliminary geologic map of the Santa Barbara coastal plain area, Santa Barbara County, California
This report presents a new geologic digital map of the Santa Barbara coastal plain area at a compilation scale of 1:24,000 (one inch on the map = 2,000 feet on the ground) and with a horizontal positional accuracy of at least 20 m. This preliminary map depicts the distribution of bedrock units and surficial deposits and associated deformation underlying and adjacent to the coastal plain...
Authors
Scott Minor, Karl S. Kellogg, Richard Stanley, Paul Stone, Charles Powell, Larry Gurrola, Amy Selting, Theodore Brandt
Digital Geologic Map of the Nevada Test Site and Vicinity, Nye, Lincoln, and Clark Counties, Nevada, and Inyo County, California Digital Geologic Map of the Nevada Test Site and Vicinity, Nye, Lincoln, and Clark Counties, Nevada, and Inyo County, California
This digital geologic map of the Nevada Test Site (NTS) and vicinity, as well as its accompanying digital geophysical maps, are compiled at 1:100,000 scale. The map compilation presents new polygon (geologic map unit contacts), line (fault, fold axis, metamorphic isograd, dike, and caldera wall) and point (structural attitude) vector data for the NTS and vicinity, Nye, Lincoln, and Clark...
Authors
Janet Slate, Margaret Berry, Peter Rowley, Christopher Fridrich, Karen Morgan, Jeremiah Workman, Owen Young, Gary Dixon, Van S. Williams, Edwin McKee, David Ponce, Thomas Hildenbrand, W. Swadley, Scott Lundstrom, E. Ekren, Richard Warren, J. C. Cole, Robert Fleck, Marvin Lanphere, David Sawyer, Scott Minor, Daniel Grunwald, Randell Laczniak, Christopher M. Menges, James C. Yount, Angela Jayko
Preliminary digital geologic map of the Springdale quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada Preliminary digital geologic map of the Springdale quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada
No abstract available.
Authors
Scott Minor
Additional mineral resources assessment of the Battle Creek, Bruneau River, Deep Creek-Owyhee River, Jarbidge River, Juniper Creek, Little Owyhee River, North Fork Owyhee River, Owyhee River Canyon, South Fork Owyhee River, Upper Deep Creek, and Yatahoney Additional mineral resources assessment of the Battle Creek, Bruneau River, Deep Creek-Owyhee River, Jarbidge River, Juniper Creek, Little Owyhee River, North Fork Owyhee River, Owyhee River Canyon, South Fork Owyhee River, Upper Deep Creek, and Yatahoney
From 1984 to 1986, studies were conducted to assess the potential for undiscovered mineral resources in wilderness study areas on the Owyhee Plateau. The results of these studies have been published in a series of U.S. Geological Survey Bulletins. Since that time, low-grade, high-tonnage epithermal hot-spring gold-silver deposits have been recognized in the region north of the wilderness...
Authors
Michael Diggles, Byron Berger, Dean Vander Meulen, Scott Minor, Jay Ach, Michael Sawlan
Geologic map of the Trident Peak SE Quadrangle, Humboldt County, Nevada Geologic map of the Trident Peak SE Quadrangle, Humboldt County, Nevada
No abstract available.
Authors
Scott Minor, Michael Wager
Geologic map of the Trident Peak SW quadrangle, Humboldt County, Nevada Geologic map of the Trident Peak SW quadrangle, Humboldt County, Nevada
No abstract available.
Authors
Scott Minor, Michael Wager, Craig Harwood
Geologic map of the Windy Point Quadrangle, Harney County, Oregon Geologic map of the Windy Point Quadrangle, Harney County, Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
Scott Minor, D. B. Vander Meulen, J. Rytuba, T. L. Vercoutere
Geologic map of The V Quadrangle, Harney County, Oregon Geologic map of The V Quadrangle, Harney County, Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
Scott Minor, D. B. Vander Meulen, J. Rytuba, T. L. Vercoutere
Mineral resources of the North Pole Ridge Wilderness Study Area, Sherman and Gilliam Counties, Oregon Mineral resources of the North Pole Ridge Wilderness Study Area, Sherman and Gilliam Counties, Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
Scott Minor, J. A. Ach, J. G. Frisken, R.J. Blakely, H. Campbell
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 29
Regional survey of structural properties and cementation patterns of fault zones in the northern part of the Albuquerque Basin, New Mexico - Implications for ground-water flow Regional survey of structural properties and cementation patterns of fault zones in the northern part of the Albuquerque Basin, New Mexico - Implications for ground-water flow
Motivated by the need to document and evaluate the types and variability of fault zone properties that potentially affect aquifer systems in basins of the middle Rio Grande rift, we systematically characterized structural and cementation properties of exposed fault zones at 176 sites in the northern Albuquerque Basin. A statistical analysis of measurements and observations evaluated four...
Authors
Scott Minor, Mark R. Hudson
The Cerrillos Uplift, the La Bajada Constriction, and Hydrogeologic Framework of the Santo Domingo Basin, Rio Grande Rift, New Mexico The Cerrillos Uplift, the La Bajada Constriction, and Hydrogeologic Framework of the Santo Domingo Basin, Rio Grande Rift, New Mexico
The geologic, geophysical, and hydrogeologic properties of the La Bajada constriction and Santo Domingo Basin, northern New Mexico, result from tectonic and volcanic processes of the late Tertiary and Quaternary Rio Grande rift. An integrated geologic and geophysical assessment in the La Bajada constriction allows development of a geologic framework that can provide input for regional...
Authors
Scott A. Minor
Geologic map of the Reyes Peak quadrangle, Ventura County, California Geologic map of the Reyes Peak quadrangle, Ventura County, California
New 1:24,000-scale geologic mapping in the Cuyama 30' x 60' quadrangle, in support of the USGS Southern California Areal Mapping Project (SCAMP), is contributing to a more complete understanding of the stratigraphy, structure, and tectonic evolution of the complex junction area between the NW-trending Coast Ranges and EW-trending western Transverse Ranges. The 1:24,000-scale geologic map...
Authors
Scott Minor
Preliminary geologic map of the Santa Barbara coastal plain area, Santa Barbara County, California Preliminary geologic map of the Santa Barbara coastal plain area, Santa Barbara County, California
This report presents a new geologic digital map of the Santa Barbara coastal plain area at a compilation scale of 1:24,000 (one inch on the map = 2,000 feet on the ground) and with a horizontal positional accuracy of at least 20 m. This preliminary map depicts the distribution of bedrock units and surficial deposits and associated deformation underlying and adjacent to the coastal plain...
Authors
Scott Minor, Karl S. Kellogg, Richard Stanley, Paul Stone, Charles Powell, Larry Gurrola, Amy Selting, Theodore Brandt
Digital Geologic Map of the Nevada Test Site and Vicinity, Nye, Lincoln, and Clark Counties, Nevada, and Inyo County, California Digital Geologic Map of the Nevada Test Site and Vicinity, Nye, Lincoln, and Clark Counties, Nevada, and Inyo County, California
This digital geologic map of the Nevada Test Site (NTS) and vicinity, as well as its accompanying digital geophysical maps, are compiled at 1:100,000 scale. The map compilation presents new polygon (geologic map unit contacts), line (fault, fold axis, metamorphic isograd, dike, and caldera wall) and point (structural attitude) vector data for the NTS and vicinity, Nye, Lincoln, and Clark...
Authors
Janet Slate, Margaret Berry, Peter Rowley, Christopher Fridrich, Karen Morgan, Jeremiah Workman, Owen Young, Gary Dixon, Van S. Williams, Edwin McKee, David Ponce, Thomas Hildenbrand, W. Swadley, Scott Lundstrom, E. Ekren, Richard Warren, J. C. Cole, Robert Fleck, Marvin Lanphere, David Sawyer, Scott Minor, Daniel Grunwald, Randell Laczniak, Christopher M. Menges, James C. Yount, Angela Jayko
Preliminary digital geologic map of the Springdale quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada Preliminary digital geologic map of the Springdale quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada
No abstract available.
Authors
Scott Minor
Additional mineral resources assessment of the Battle Creek, Bruneau River, Deep Creek-Owyhee River, Jarbidge River, Juniper Creek, Little Owyhee River, North Fork Owyhee River, Owyhee River Canyon, South Fork Owyhee River, Upper Deep Creek, and Yatahoney Additional mineral resources assessment of the Battle Creek, Bruneau River, Deep Creek-Owyhee River, Jarbidge River, Juniper Creek, Little Owyhee River, North Fork Owyhee River, Owyhee River Canyon, South Fork Owyhee River, Upper Deep Creek, and Yatahoney
From 1984 to 1986, studies were conducted to assess the potential for undiscovered mineral resources in wilderness study areas on the Owyhee Plateau. The results of these studies have been published in a series of U.S. Geological Survey Bulletins. Since that time, low-grade, high-tonnage epithermal hot-spring gold-silver deposits have been recognized in the region north of the wilderness...
Authors
Michael Diggles, Byron Berger, Dean Vander Meulen, Scott Minor, Jay Ach, Michael Sawlan
Geologic map of the Trident Peak SE Quadrangle, Humboldt County, Nevada Geologic map of the Trident Peak SE Quadrangle, Humboldt County, Nevada
No abstract available.
Authors
Scott Minor, Michael Wager
Geologic map of the Trident Peak SW quadrangle, Humboldt County, Nevada Geologic map of the Trident Peak SW quadrangle, Humboldt County, Nevada
No abstract available.
Authors
Scott Minor, Michael Wager, Craig Harwood
Geologic map of the Windy Point Quadrangle, Harney County, Oregon Geologic map of the Windy Point Quadrangle, Harney County, Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
Scott Minor, D. B. Vander Meulen, J. Rytuba, T. L. Vercoutere
Geologic map of The V Quadrangle, Harney County, Oregon Geologic map of The V Quadrangle, Harney County, Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
Scott Minor, D. B. Vander Meulen, J. Rytuba, T. L. Vercoutere
Mineral resources of the North Pole Ridge Wilderness Study Area, Sherman and Gilliam Counties, Oregon Mineral resources of the North Pole Ridge Wilderness Study Area, Sherman and Gilliam Counties, Oregon
No abstract available.
Authors
Scott Minor, J. A. Ach, J. G. Frisken, R.J. Blakely, H. Campbell
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