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Three-dimensional lithostratigraphic model at Yucca Mountain, Nevada: A framework for fluid transport modeling and engineering design
A three-dimensional lithostratigraphic model of the central block of Yucca Mountain, Nevada, illustrates how some activities can serve both site characterization and design and construction of the Exploratory Studies Facility (ESF). Site-characterization activities supported by this model include characterizing the three-dimensional geometry of lithologic units and faults, and providing boundary c
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David C. Buesch, R.W. Spengler, J.E. Nelson, R. P. Dickerson
Evidence for subduction of a major ocean plate along the California margin during the Middle to Early Late Jurassic
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B. L. Murchey, M. C. Blake
Northward displacements of forearc slivers in the Coast Ranges of California and Southwest Oregon during the late Mesozoic and early Cenozoic
North American-Farallon-Kula plate motion data, combined with estimated strikeslip displacements obtained from the obliquity of convergence along active circumPacific subduction zones, can be used to estimate the amount of strike-slip displacement along the forearc region of western North America. This evidence suggests a minumum of 500 km and maximum of 1600 km displacement with respect to the Fa
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A. S. Jayko, M. C. Blake
Broad trends in geomagnetic paleointensity on Hawaii during Holocene time
Paleointensity determinations have been obtained from 22 basaltic lava flows on the island of Hawaii using the Thelliers' method. Radiocarbon dating indicates that these flows erupted at intervals ranging from about 200 to 1000 years, and results of the experiments provide an estimate of broad trends in geomagnetic paleointensity during Holocene time in the vicinity of Hawaii. Most of the samples
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Edward A. Mankinen, Duane E. Champion
Development of 3-D lithostratigraphic and confidence models at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Computerized three-dimensional geologic models of potential high-level nuclear waste repositories such as Yucca Moutain, Nevada, are important for visualizing the complex interplay of (1) thickness and facies variations in lithostratigraphic units and (2) the disruption of these units by faults. The concept of a 'model of confidence' in the lithostratigraphic model is introduced to show where data
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D.C. Buesch, J.E. Nelson, R. P. Dickerson, R.W. Spengler
Spatial and temporal analysis of precious-metal deposit models for a mineral resource assessment of Nevada
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Steve Ludington, D. P. Cox, M.G. Sherlock, Donald A. Singer, Byron R. Berger, Joseph V. Tingley
Development of grade and tonnage models for different deposit types
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Donald A. Singer
The nature of mineral deposits and the development and use of deposit models
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Donald A. Singer, Dennis P. Cox
Geologic studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1992
This collection of 19 papers continues the annual series of U.S. Geological Survey reports on the geology of Alaska. The contributions, which include full-length Articles and shorter Geologic Notes, cover a broad range of topics including dune formation, stratigraphy, paleontology, isotopic dating, mineral resources, and tectonics. Articles, grouped under four regional headings, span nearly the en
General distribution of geologic materials in the southern San Francisco Bay Region, California: A digital map database
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Carl M. Wentworth
Preliminary geologic map of the onshore part of the Palo Alto 1:100,000 quadrangle, California
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E. E. Brabb
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, summaries of technical reports; volume XXXIV
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Muriel L. Jacobson