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Interstitial solutions and diagenesis in deeply buried marine sediments: Results from the Deep Sea Drilling Project

Through the Deep Sea Drilling Project samples of interstitial solutions of deeply buried marine sediments throughout the World Ocean have been obtained and analyzed. The studies have shown that in all but the most slowly deposited sediments pore fluids exhibit changes in composition upon burial. These changes can be grouped into a few consistent patterns that facilitate identification of the diage
Authors
F.L. Sayles, F. T. Manheim

Garnet peridotite xenoliths in a Montana, U.S.A., kimberlite

Within a swarm of late middle Eocene subsilicic-alkalic diatremes, one diatreme 270 by 370 m and an associated dike contain common xenoliths of granulite and rare xenoliths of spinel peridotite and garnet peridotite. Six garnet lherzolite xenoliths have been found and these show a range of textures. Four are granular, and two are intensely sheared. Phlogopite is absent from the intensely sheared x
Authors
Hearn B. Carter, F.R. Boyd

Landsliding in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Man should proceed with caution if modifications such as loading, excavation, or changes of the water regime are contemplated for slopes in Allegheny County, especially those slopes described on the map as highly sensitive to disturbance by man. Features indicative of unstable slope conditions include: cracks in buildings, yard walls, and pools; doors and windows that jam; fences and other linear
Authors
Reginald Peter Briggs, John S. Pomeroy, William E. Davies

The National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN) - Some questions and answers

One of the major new efforts of the U.S. Geological Survey is the National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN). This circular is intended to answer some of the frequently asked questions concerning concepts used in establishing NASQAN, its purposes, design, value, and future plans.
Authors
John F. Ficke, Richard O. Hawkinson

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) an annotated bibliography

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Authors
F. T. Wright

Fish furunculosis

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Authors
S. F. Snieszko, G. L. Bullock

Herpesvirus disease of salmonids

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Authors
K. Wolf, T. Sano, T. Kimura

Bacterial kidney disease of salmonid fishes

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Authors
G. L. Bullock, H. M. Stuckey, K. Wolf, P. K. Chen

Requirement for dietary choline by lake trout

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Authors
H. G. Ketola