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Chromium geochemistry of serpentinous sediment in the Willow core, Santa Clara County, California
A preliminary investigation of Cr geochemistry in serpentinous sediment completed for a multiple-aquifer ground-water monitoring well (Willow core of Santa Clara County, CA) determined sediment at depths >225 meters contains Cr concentrations ranging from 195 to 1155 mg/kg. Serpentinous sediment from this site is a potential source of non-anthropogenic Cr contamination. Chromium-bearing minerals s
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Christopher J. Oze, Matthew J. LaForce, Carl M. Wentworth, Randall T. Hanson, Dennis K. Bird, Robert G. Coleman
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Energy and Minerals Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Energy Resources Program, Mineral Resources Program, National Laboratories Program, Science and Decisions Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, California Water Science Center
Geologic map and digital database of the Redlands 7.5' quadrangle, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California
This geologic database of the Redlands 7.5' quadrangle was prepared by the Southern California Areal Mapping Project (SCAMP), a regional geologic-mapping project sponsored jointly by the U.S. Geological Survey and the California Geological Survey. The database was developed as a contribution to the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program's National Geologic Map Database, and is intended to p
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Jonathan C. Matti, Douglas M. Morton, Brett F. Cox, Katherine J. Kendrick, Pamela M. Cossette, Bradley Jones, Stephen A. Kennedy
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Energy and Minerals Mission Area, Earthquake Hazards Program, Energy Resources Program, Mineral Resources Program, National Laboratories Program, Science and Decisions Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Earthquake Science Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
Hydrogeologic factors that influence ground water movement in the desert southwest United States
A project to study ground-water and surface-water interactions in the desert southwestern United States was initiated in 2001 by the Tucson, Arizona office of the Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). One of the goals of the Southwest Ground-water Resources Project was to develop a regional synthesis that includes the use of available digital geologic data, which is growing rapi
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Frank C. Chuang, Edwin H. McKee, Keith A. Howard
Typing mineral deposits using their grades and tonnages in an artificial neural network
A test of the ability of a probabilistic neural network to classify deposits into types on the basis of deposit tonnage and average Cu, Mo, Ag, Au, Zn, and Pb grades is conducted. The purpose is to examine whether this type of system might serve as a basis for integrating geoscience information available in large mineral databases to classify sites by deposit type. Benefits of proper classificatio
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Donald A. Singer, Ryoichi Kouda
Density and magnetic susceptibility values for rocks in the Talkeetna Mountains and adjacent region, south-central Alaska
This report presents a compilation and statistical analysis of 306 density and 706 magnetic susceptibility measurements of rocks from south-central Alaska that were collected by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys (ADGGS) scientists between the summers of 1999 and 2002. This work is a product of the USGS Talkeetna Mountains Transect Project and w
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Elizabeth A. Sanger, Jonathan M. G. Glen
Isostatic gravity map with simplified geology of the Los Angeles 30 x 60 minute quadrangle
This isostatic residual gravity map is part of the Southern California Areal Mapping Project (SCAMP) and is intended to promote further understanding of the geology in the Los Angeles 30 x 60 minute quadrangle, California, by serving as a basis for geophysical interpretations and by supporting both geological mapping and topical (especially earthquake) studies. Local spatial variations in the Eart
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R .J. Wooley, R.F. Yerkes, V. E. Langenheim, F. C. Chuang
Preliminary geologic map of the Perris 7.5' quadrangle, Riverside County, California
Open-File Report 03-270 contains a digital geologic map database of the Perris 7.5’ quadrangle, Riverside County, California that includes:1. ARC/INFO (Environmental Systems Research Institute, http://www.esri.com) version 7.2.1 coverages of the various elements of the geologic map.2. A Postscript file to plot the geologic map on a topographic base, and containing a Correlation of Map Units diagra
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Douglas M. Morton, Kelly R. Bovard, Rachel M. Alvarez
Location and age of foraminifer samples collected by Chevron Petroleum geologists in California
Most of the geologic maps published for parts of central California in the past century have been made without the benefit of ages from microfossils. The ages of Jurassic, Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks in the mostly poorly exposed and structurally complex sedimentary rocks represented in the Coast Ranges are critical in determining stratigraphic succession or lack of it, and in determining whether
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Earl E. Brabb, John M. Parker
National Geochronological Database
The National Geochronological Data Base (NGDB) was established by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to collect and organize published isotopic (also known as radiometric) ages of rocks in the United States. The NGDB (originally known as the Radioactive Age Data Base, RADB) was started in 1974. A committee appointed by the Director of the USGS was given the mission to investigate the feasi
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Jan Revised by Sloan, Christopher D. Henry, Melanie Hopkins, Steve Ludington, Robert E. Zartman, Charles A. Bush, Carl Abston
Structural plays in Ellesmerian sequence and correlative strata of the National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska
Reservoirs in deformed rocks of the Ellesmerian sequence in southern NPRA are assigned to two hydrocarbon plays, the Thrust-Belt play and the Ellesmerian Structural play. The two plays differ in that the Thrust-Belt play consists of reservoirs located in allochthonous strata in the frontal part of the Brooks Range fold-and-thrust belt, whereas those of the Ellesmerian Structural play are located i
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Thomas E. Moore, Christopher J. Potter
Use of a probabilistic neural network to reduce costs of selecting construction rock
Rocks used as construction aggregate in temperate climates deteriorate to differing degrees because of repeated freezing and thawing. The magnitude of the deterioration depends on the rock's properties. Aggregate, including crushed carbonate rock, is required to have minimum geotechnical qualities before it can be used in asphalt and concrete. In order to reduce chances of premature and expensive
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Donald A. Singer, James D. Bliss
Geologic database for digital geology of California, Nevada, and Utah— An application of the North American Data Model
The USGS is creating an integrated national database for digital state geologic maps that includes stratigraphic, age, and lithologic information. The majority of the conterminous 48 states have digital geologic base maps available, often at scales of 1:500,000. This product is a prototype, and is intended to demonstrate the types of derivative maps that will be possible with the national integrat
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David R. Bedford, Steve Ludington, Constance M. Nutt, Paul A. Stone, David M. Miller, Robert J. Miller, David L. Wagner, George J. Saucedo