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Evidence for Mesoproterozoic basement in the Carolina terrane and speculations on its origin
No abstract available.
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Paul A. Mueller, Marianne Kozuch, Ann L. Heatherington, Joseph L. Wooden, Terry W. Offield, Robert P. Koeppen, Terry L. Klein, Allen P. Nutman
Potential‐field continuation: Past practice vs. modern methods
No abstract available.
Authors
Jeffrey Phillips
Determination of 15N/14N and 13C/12C in solid and aqueous cyanides
The stable isotopic compositions of nitrogen and carbon in cyanide compounds can be determined by combusting aliquots in sealed tubes to form N2 gas and CO2 gas and analyzing the gases by mass spectrometry. Free cyanide (CN-aq + HCNaq) in simple solutions can also be analyzed by first precipitating the cyanide as copper(II) ferrocyanide and then combusting the precipitate. Reproducibility is ±0.5‰
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Craig A. Johnson
Reflexions on Frasnian and Famennian stage boundary decisions as a guide to future deliberations
The pros and cons of the three conodont-based boundaries of the Frasnian and Famennian Stages and their corresponding GSSPs (Global Stratotype Section and Point) are evaluated in terms of current taxonomic, biostratigraphic, and sedimentologic knowledge. Two of these boundaries are based on easily identified pelagic species, which provide excellent bases for global correlation. The third, for the
Authors
W. Ziegler, Charles Sandberg
Petrology and U-PB geochronology of the Robertson River Igneous Suite, Blue Ridge province, Virginia - Evidence for multistage magmatism associated witn an early episode of Laurentian rifting
The Late Neoproterozoic (735-702 Ma) Robertson River Igneous Suite includes at least eight plutons ranging in composition from syenogranite to alkali feldspar granite to alkali feldspar syenite. These plutons intruded Mesoproterozoic (1.2-1.0 Ga) gneissic basement of the Blue Ridge anticlinorium in northern and central Virginia during an early episode of Laurentian rifting. Robertson River plutons
Authors
Richard P. Tollo, John N. Aleinikoff
Devonian conodont biochronology in geologic time calibration
The conodont-based biochronology of the Devonian Period is calibrated herein on the basis of: (1) a recent, reliable radiometric dating (CLAQUE??-LONG et al. 1992) of a stratigraphic position just above the Devonian-Carboniferous boundary; and (2) new calculations of stage durations based on our estimates and those of a large number of other Devonian workers, which pertain to many stratigraphie se
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Charles Sandberg, W. Ziegler
Status and metal content of significant metallic mineral deposits in the Pacific Northwest: A contribution to the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project
No abstract available.
Authors
Arthur A. Bookstrom, Michael L. Zientek, Stephen E. Box, Pamela D. Derkey, James E. Elliott, David Frishman, Roger P. Ashley, Russell C. Evarts, Douglas B. Stoeser, Lorre A. Moyer, Dennis P. Cox, Steve D. Ludington
Surface seismic and electrical methods to detect fluids related to faulting
In the absence of drilling, surface-based geophysical methods are necessary to observe fault zones and fault zone physical properties at seismogenic depths. These in situ physical properties can then be used to infer the presence and distribution of fluids along faults, although such observations are by nature indirect and become less exact with greater depth. Multiple observations of a range of s
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Donna Eberhart-Phillips, William D. Stanley, Brian D. Rodriguez, William J. Lutter
Impact of the lower Alamosa River water on alfalfa, southwestern San Luis Valley, Colorado: 1994 follow-up study
No abstract available.
Authors
James A. Erdman, Kathleen S. Smith
The biogeochemistry of wetlands in the San Luis Valley, Colorado: The effects of acid drainage from natural and mine sources
The Summitville Mine, located near the old mining town of Summitville in Rio Grande County, Colorado, operated between July 1986 and December 1992 as a large-tonnage open-pit heap-leach gold mine. During its 6 years of existence the trace metal levels in drainage water from the mine site were elevated over historical (pre-1986) levels (Moran and Wentz, 1974) due to input from three sources—heap le
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Larry P. Gough, Laurie S. Balistrieri, F. E. Lichte, T.M. Yanosky, Ronald C. Severson, A.S. Archuleta
Evidence for a basement feature related to the Cortez disseminated gold trend and implications for regional exploration in Nevada
No abstract available.
Authors
V. J. Grauch, Robert C. Jachens, Richard J. Blakely
Metamorphic and structural history of continental crust at a Mesozoic collisional margin, the Ruby terrane, central Alaska
The Ruby terrane is an elongate fragment of continental crustal rocks that is structurally overlain by thrust slices of oceanic crust. Our results from the Kokrines Hills, in the south‐central part of the Ruby terrane, demonstrate that the low‐angle schistose fabric formed under high‐P/low‐T conditions, at peak conditions of 10.8‐13.2 kbar and 425‐550° C, consistent with the rare occurrence of gla
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S. M. Roeske, Cynthia Dusel-Bacon, John N. Aleinikoff, L. W. Snee, Marvin A. Lanphere