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Geologic assessments and characterization of marine sand resources - Gulf of Mexico region Geologic assessments and characterization of marine sand resources - Gulf of Mexico region
The U.S. Geological Survey conducts geologic surveys and research in marine areas of the United States and its territories and possessions. An objective in some of the investigations is locating and evaluating marine sand and gravel resources and interpretation of the origins of the sand body deposits. Results from such studies over the past 30 years show that many extremely large...
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S. Jeffress Williams, Helana A. Cichon
Baykal rift structure Baykal rift structure
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L.P. Zonenshain, A.A. Gol’mshtok, D. Hutchinson
A guide to continent-ocean transect E-1: Adirondacks to Georges Bank A guide to continent-ocean transect E-1: Adirondacks to Georges Bank
The geologic strip-map for Transect E-l cuts a swath from the Thousand Islands region on the New York-Ontario border to the Atlantic Ocean floor off Georges Bank (see Fig. 1). It includes portions of New York, Ontario and of all of the New England states. The western part, mainly in New York, belongs to the North American craton. The remainder of the onland portion, east of Logan's Line...
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James B. Thompson, Wallace A. Bothner, Peter Robinson, Yngvar W. Isachsen, Kim D. Klitgord
The distribution of silver and other metals in sediments from Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays The distribution of silver and other metals in sediments from Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays
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Michael H. Bothner, Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink, C.M. Parmenter, W. M. d’Angelo, M. W. Doughten
Sea-level rise and its implications to coastal planning and management Sea-level rise and its implications to coastal planning and management
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D. L. Peck, S.J. Williams
Rare earth, major, and trace element composition of Monterey and DSDP chert and associated host sediment: Assessing the influence of chemical fractionation during diagenesis Rare earth, major, and trace element composition of Monterey and DSDP chert and associated host sediment: Assessing the influence of chemical fractionation during diagenesis
Chert and associated host sediments from Monterey Formation and Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) sequences were analyzed in order to assess chemical behavior during diagenesis of biogenic sediments. The primary compositional contrast between chert and host sediment is a greater absolute SiO2 concentration in chert, often with final SiO2 ≥ 98 wt%. This contrast in SiO2 (and SiAl)...
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R.W. Murray, Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink, David C. Gerlach, G. Price Russ, David L. Jones
Interoceanic variation in the rare earth, major, and trace element depositional chemistry of chert: Perspectives gained from the DSDP and ODP record Interoceanic variation in the rare earth, major, and trace element depositional chemistry of chert: Perspectives gained from the DSDP and ODP record
Rare earth element (REE), major, and trace element abundances and relative fractionations in forty nodular cherts sampled by the Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) and Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) indicate that the REE composition of chert records the interplay between terrigenous sources and scavenging from the local seawater. Major and (non-REE) trace element ratios indicate that the
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R.W. Murray, Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink, David C. Gerlach, G. Price Russ, David L. Jones
Detection development needs for gas hydrates in sediments Detection development needs for gas hydrates in sediments
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R.D. Malone, William P. Dillon
Hydrate detection Hydrate detection
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William P. Dillon, Thomas S. Ahlbrandt
Patterns and rates of sedimentation in Chesapeake Bay during the Holocene rise in sea level Patterns and rates of sedimentation in Chesapeake Bay during the Holocene rise in sea level
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S.M. Colman, J.P. Halka, C. Hobbs
Numerical modelling of uplift and subsidence adjacent to the Transantarctic Mount front Numerical modelling of uplift and subsidence adjacent to the Transantarctic Mount front
The Transantarctic Mountains form one of the largest rift shoulder uplifts in the world. Uplift of the mountains, and coeval subsidence in the Ross Embayment, are modelled with both elastic flexure equations and with the viscoelastic finite element method. Most of the geological constraints are adequately satisfied by the elastic flexure equations. Uplife of the Transantarctic Mountains...
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T.A. Stern, Uri S. ten Brink, M.P. Bott
Diagenetic formation of bedded chert: Evidence from chemistry of the chert-shale couplet Diagenetic formation of bedded chert: Evidence from chemistry of the chert-shale couplet
Theories concerning the formation of bedded chert traditionally have emphasized either depositional or diagenetic processes. Major and rare earth element data from Franciscan assemblage (Mesozoic) and Claremont Formation (Miocene) bedded chert sequences, along with physical observations such as the presence of rare and highly corroded radiolarians in shale interbeds, are most consistent...
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Richard L. Murray, David L. Jones, Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink