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A dolomitized shelf edge hardground in the northern Gulf of Mexico - Reply
We (Poppe et al., 1990) agree with Gerald Friedman that the anaerobic oxidation of methane is important to the early diagenetic cementation by carbonates, but we feel that a few points need clarification.
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Lawrence J. Poppe, Ronald C. Circe, April K. Vuletich
1986 Great Lakes Seismic refraction survey (GLIMPCE): Line A - refraction mode
In the fall of 1986, the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC), the United States Geological Survey (USGS), two Canadian universities -- University of Western Ontario and University of Saskatchewan, and four American universities -- Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University, University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh participated in a major deep seismic experi
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Patrick Morel-a-l'Huissier, John H. Karl, Anne M. Tréhu, Zoltan Hajnal, Robert F. Mereu, Robert P. Meyer, John L. Sexton, C. Patrick Ervin, Alan G. Green, Deborah Hutchinson
A review of Physical principles of sedimentology: A readable textbook for beginners and experts
No abstract available.
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J. S. Schlee
Multichannel seismic reflection surveys over the Antarctic continental margin relevant to petroleum resource studies
More than 100,000 km of marine multichannel seismic profiles have been acquired over the continental margin of Antarctica since 1976 by scientific research programs of Australia, Brazil, France, Italy, Japan, Norway, Poland, United Kingdom, United States, U.S.S.R. and West Germany. Although scientific results are reported for most of these data, they also are relevant to petroleum resource assessm
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John C. Behrendt
Recent geophysical and geological research in Antarctica related to the assessment of petroleum resources and potential environmental hazards to their development
During the 6-year negotiation of and adoption of the Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resources Activities on June 2, 1988, various countries have increased their attention to the possibility of exploitation of Antarctica's petroleum resources, which are covered by this treaty. However, there are no known petroleum resources in Antarctica, and scientific information is lacking to
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John C. Behrendt
Small domes on Venus: Probable analogs of Icelandic lava shields
On the basis of observed shapes and volumetric estimates, we interpret small, dome-like features on radar images of Venus to be analogs of Icelandic lava-shield volcanoes. Using morphometric data for venusian domes in Aubele and Slyuta (in press), as well as our own measurements of representative dome volumes and areas from Tethus Regio, we demonstrate that the characteristic aspect ratios and fla
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James B. Garvin, Richard S. Williams
Integration of COCORP deep reflection and magnetic anomaly analysis in the southeastern United States: Implications for origin of the Brunswick and East Coast magnetic anomalies: Alternative interpretation and reply
Integration of magnetic anomaly analysis with COCORP deep reflection data from the southeastern United States provides three new constraints on the interpretation of the Brunswick and East Coast magnetic anomalies, as well as on the reflection data. These are as follows. (1) The source of the Brunswick anomaly lies within the deep crust. This anomaly is not caused by a Mesozoic rift basin, as prop
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Deborah R. Hutchinson, Kim D. Klitgord, Anne M. Tréhu, John H. McBride, K. D. Nelson
Origin of Florida Canyon and the role of spring sapping on the formation of submarine box canyons
Florida Canyon, one of a series of major submarine canyons on the southwestern edge of the Florida Platform, was surveyed using GLORIA, SeaBeam, and Deep-Tow technologies, and it was directly observed during three DSRV Alvin dives. Florida Canyon exhibits two distinct morphologies: a broad V-shaped upper canyon and a deeply entrenched, flat-floored, U-shaped lower canyon. The flat- floored lower c
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Charles K. Paull, Fred N. Spiess, Joseph R. Curray, David C. Twichell
Early Cretaceous shelf-edge deltas of the Baltimore Canyon Trough: principal sources for sediment gravity deposits of the northern Hatteras Basin
We present evidence that the principal sources for Early Cretaceous (Berriasian-Valanginian) gravity-flow deposits of the northern Hatteras Basin were three large shelf-edge deltas located along the outer margin of the Baltimore Canyon Trough, ∼ 100 km southeast of Cape Charles, Virginia, Ocean City, Maryland, and Long Branch, New Jersey. Sedimentary detritus from the central Appalachian highlands
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C. Wylie Poag, B. Ann Swift, John S. Schlee, Mahlon M. Ball, Linda L. Sheetz
Major off-axis hydrothermal activity on the northern Gorda Ridge
The first hydrothermal field on the northern Gorda Ridge, the Sea Cliff hydrothermal field, was discovered and geologic controls of hydrothermal activity in the rift valley were investigated on a dive series using the DSV Sea Cliff. The Sea Cliff hydrothermal field was discovered where predicted at the intersection of axis-oblique and axis-parallel faults at the south end of a linear ridge at mid-
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Peter A. Rona, Roger P. Denlinger, M. R. Fisk, K. J. Howard, G. L. Taghon, Kim D. Klitgord, James S. McClain, G. R. McMurray, J. C. Wiltshire
U.S. Geological Survey multichannel seismic data: National Energy Research Seismic Library NERSL CD-ROM 1
No abstract available.
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Deborah R. Hutchinson, D. J. Taylor, F. N. Zihlman
Mineral chemistry of the Pioneer Batholith, Beaverhead County, southwestern Montana; microprobe data tables for feldspar, amphibole, mica, pyroxene, and necessary minerals
No abstract available.
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J. M. Hammarstrom