Richard G Stanley
Richard Stanley is a scientist emeritus with the Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center in Menlo Park CA. Richard conducts geological field studies and subsurface investigations in California and Alaska to understand geologic history, seismic hazards, and energy resources.
Professional Experience
1984–present, Research Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park CA
1983–1984, Lecturer, California State University, Fresno CA
1979–1981, Lecturer, University of California, Santa Cruz CA
1975–1977, Exploration Geologist, Pennzoil Producing Company, Houston TX
Education and Certifications
PhD, Earth Sciences, Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, 1984
MA, Geology, Rice Univ., 1976
BA, Biology, Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, 1973
BS, Earth Sciences, Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, 1973
Science and Products
Sedimentology of the conglomeratic lower member of the Lospe Formation (lower Miocene), Santa Maria Basin, California. Provenance of sandstone clasts in the lower Miocene Lospe Formation near Point Sal, California
Internal structure of bars in Grand Canyon, Arizona, and evaluation of proposed flow alternatives for Glen Canyon Dam
Rock-Eval pyrolysis and vitrinite reflectance results from outcrop samples of the Rincon Shale (lower Miocene) collected at the Tajiguas Landfill, Santa Barbara County, California
Paleogeographic implications of an erosional remnant of Paleogene rocks southwest of the Sur-Nacimiento Fault Zone, southern Coast Ranges, California
Geologic basis for petroleum resource assessment of onshore western Oregon and Washington (Province 72)
Preliminary geologic map of Tepusquet Canyon and Manzanita Mtn. quadrangles, California
Simple Bouguer gravity anomaly maps of the Nenana basin area, Alaska
Compiled geologic and Bouguer gravity map of the Nenana basin area, central Alaska
Evolution of the Tertiary La Honda basin, central California
Oligocene and Miocene paleogeography of central California and displacement along the San Andreas fault
New estimates of displacement along the San Andreas fault in central California based on paleobathymetry and paleogeography
Implications of the northwestwardly younger age of the volcanic rocks of west-central California: Alternative Interpretation
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Sedimentology of the conglomeratic lower member of the Lospe Formation (lower Miocene), Santa Maria Basin, California. Provenance of sandstone clasts in the lower Miocene Lospe Formation near Point Sal, California
Internal structure of bars in Grand Canyon, Arizona, and evaluation of proposed flow alternatives for Glen Canyon Dam
Rock-Eval pyrolysis and vitrinite reflectance results from outcrop samples of the Rincon Shale (lower Miocene) collected at the Tajiguas Landfill, Santa Barbara County, California
Paleogeographic implications of an erosional remnant of Paleogene rocks southwest of the Sur-Nacimiento Fault Zone, southern Coast Ranges, California
Geologic basis for petroleum resource assessment of onshore western Oregon and Washington (Province 72)
Preliminary geologic map of Tepusquet Canyon and Manzanita Mtn. quadrangles, California
Simple Bouguer gravity anomaly maps of the Nenana basin area, Alaska
Compiled geologic and Bouguer gravity map of the Nenana basin area, central Alaska
Evolution of the Tertiary La Honda basin, central California
Oligocene and Miocene paleogeography of central California and displacement along the San Andreas fault
New estimates of displacement along the San Andreas fault in central California based on paleobathymetry and paleogeography
Implications of the northwestwardly younger age of the volcanic rocks of west-central California: Alternative Interpretation
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.