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Evaluating Seasonal Deformation in the Vicinity of Active Fault Structures in Central California Using GPS Data
(2017)Central California is a tectonically active region in the Western United States, which encompasses segments of both the San Andreas and Calaveras Faults and centers around the town of Parkfield, California. Recently, ... -
Computer simulation and control of the mine locomotive system
(University of Nevada, Reno, 1991)The existing technology in the fields of monitoring instrumentation and remote control equips the mining industry with a powerful tool for optimization of underground haulage systems. Transport automation and computerization ... -
Faulting and tectonics in the foreland basin fold/thrust belt of the San Juan Province, Argentina, and a comparison to the Yakima fold/thrust belt of the northwestern United States
(University of Nevada, Reno, 1991)The San Juan Province of west-central Argentina lies in a region of crustal shortening, the result of subhorizontal subduction in the Peru-Chile trench to the west. This crustal shortening is manifest as a north-south ... -
Geology and geochemistry of the Almanor and Glidden barite deposits, northern California
(University of Nevada, Reno, 1984)The Almanor and Glidden bedded barite deposits are at the northern end of a 700 km long "California barite belt", and are associated with siliceous sediments and volcanic arc derived rocks of Devonian (?) and middle Devonian ... -
Geochemical and isotopic evidence for hydrologic processes at Owens Lake, California
(University of Nevada, Reno, 1995)Dust mitigation at Owens Dry Lake requires an understanding of the hydrologic system because one proposed remedial strategy is flooding dust-producing areas with groundwater pumped from deep aquifers. This study uses ... -
Distribution and standard target clean-up levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at Massachusetts Military Reservation, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
(University of Nevada, Reno, 1995)During prior Site Investigations and Remedial Investigations on individual sites at the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR), Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination has previously been associated with past ... -
Structural-tectonic analysis of northern Dixie Valley, Nevada
(University of Nevada, Reno, 1980)Structural-tectonic and surficial geologic studies of northern Dixie Valley, Nevada, using photogeologic methods, indicate the valley is a complex asymmetric graben bounded by high-angle Basin and Range faults. The graben ... -
Natural air drying of diatomaceous earth
(University of Nevada, Reno, 1956)The fact that diatomaceous earth dries in air has been known and used for some time (1) (2). Research in the literature showed that no work had been done on natural air drying, probably because only semi-quantitative results ... -
Geology of the San Diego onshore-offshore area, southern California
(University of Nevada, Reno, 1969)A complete research of the published literature, Masters and Doctoral Theses, and onshore well data, coupled with bottom samples and seismic information has permitted formulation of a structural and stratigraphic interpretation ... -
Digital simulation of inorganic water quality of Tahoe-Truckee system, Nevada-California
(University of Nevada, Reno, 1973)A digital inorganic water-quality model was developed for Tahoe-Truckee System, Nevada-California. The system consists of mainstem and tributaries of Truckee River between Tahoe City, California and Nixon, Nevada (near ... -
Mineral beneficiation of a granite from the Gold Butte district, Clark County, Nevada
(University of Nevada, Reno, 1965)The mineral industry is becoming increasingly cognizant of the fact that to stay in business the individual companies must diversify their products, and that as much and as many elements as possible must be extracted from ... -
Variation of frictional strength in precut foam rubber, with implications for slip instability
(University of Nevada, Reno, 1993)Foam rubber is useful for modelling earthquakes and stick-slip, chattering that occurs readily in foam rubber and is controlled by friction weakening and stiffness. This study investigates frictional parameters and variable ... -
Application of kinematic wave theory to estimation of runoff from selected areas of Nevada
(University of Nevada, Reno, 1979)This thesis presents the results from efforts to implement a method of estimating runoff based on physical laws. The methodology presented involves using the kinematic wave theory in conjunction with the Soil Conservation ... -
Increasing profits by selective mining
(University of Nevada, Reno, 1923)The profit derived from mines encourage people to invest in and operate them. These profits are subject to great variation as a result of changes in the price of metals, the cost of supplies and labor, and the mining ... -
An engineering analysis of the Elder Creek landslide, Alpine County, California
(University of Nevada, Reno, 1991)The Elder Creek Landslide is comprised of failed material from the Relief Peak Formation and from the Eureka Valley and Table Mountain Formations of the Stanislaus Group. The total volume of failed material is approximately ... -
Geology, alteration, and geochemistry of the McGinness Hills area, Lander County, Nevada
(University of Nevada, Reno, 1985)Two distinct hydrothermal systems have been active in McGinness Hills: an older (35 m.y.) system characterized by quartz + kaolinite i alunite alteration of andesite, and a younger (2.7 m.y.) hot-spring system that produced ... -
Placer examination principles and practice
(University of Nevada, Reno, 1970)As the title suggests, the subject matter in this book deals for the most part with the examination and testing of placers. It is intended primarily as a guide for the professional mineral examiner who examines mining ... -
Geothermal resources of the western Black Rock Desert, northwestern Nevada: Hydrology and aqueous geochemistry
(University of Nevada, Reno, 1985)The western Black Rock Desert includes several systems, some of which exceed 150 and may reach 200 degrees Celsius at depth based on chemical geothermometry. Geochemical and isotopic data, used in conjunction with hydrologic ... -
Geologic and paleomagnetic studies at the Stonewall Mountain and Black Mountain volcanic centers, southern Nevada
(University of Nevada, Reno, 1987)5 X 10 years. The interval between eruptions of these two ash-flow sheets is thus inferred to have been less than this, and perhaps less than 100 years, precluding a significant amount of magmatic differentiation during ... -
Structural, tectonic and Quaternary study of the eastern Madeline Plains, California and southwestern Smoke Creek Desert, Nevada
(University of Nevada, Reno, 1990)A structural, tectonic and Quaternary study of the eastern Madeline Plains (MP) and southwestern Smoke Creek Desert (SCD) in northeastern California and northwestern Nevada indicates that: 1) the Likely fault zone (LFZ) ...
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