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Origin of Comb Layering and Orbicular Structure, Sierra Nevada Batholith, California

A new descriptive term, comb layering, is proposed to replace the informal term Willow Lake-type layering, first introduced by Poldervaart and Taubeneck (1959) to describe layering in granitoid rocks in which constituent crystals are oriented approximately perpendicular to individual layers. The term schlieren layering is proposed to describe the “normal” layering of granitic rocks defined by alte
Authors
James G. Moore, J. P. Lockwood

Reducing seismic hazards through land-use planning

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Authors
Donald R. Nichols, Jane M. Buchanan-Banks

Volcano surveillance system based on the Earth Resources Technology satellite

No abstract available.
Authors
David H. Harlow, Peter L. Ward, Jerry P. Eaton, Eliot Endo, Dan Marquez, Rex V. Allen