United States Geological Survey YearbookThe Survey, 1985 - Geology |
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... understanding of why glaciers that end in the sea behave the way they do . Most glaciers that end on land advance or retreat slowly in response to fluctuations in climate . Glaciers that end in the sea also may advance or retreat slowly ...
... understanding of why glaciers that end in the sea behave the way they do . Most glaciers that end on land advance or retreat slowly in response to fluctuations in climate . Glaciers that end in the sea also may advance or retreat slowly ...
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... understanding of mineral resources and the processes that form them . These responses have provided continually updated summaries of available domestic resources of all mineral commodities , descriptions of the mineral resources on ...
... understanding of mineral resources and the processes that form them . These responses have provided continually updated summaries of available domestic resources of all mineral commodities , descriptions of the mineral resources on ...
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... understanding of the Nation's mineral endowment has been gained from the Geological Survey's systematic geologic and mineral - resource studies of 1 : 250,000 - scale quadrangles ( an area ranging from 5,000 to 8,000 square miles ) and ...
... understanding of the Nation's mineral endowment has been gained from the Geological Survey's systematic geologic and mineral - resource studies of 1 : 250,000 - scale quadrangles ( an area ranging from 5,000 to 8,000 square miles ) and ...
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... UNDERSTANDING OF MINERAL RESOURCES To maintain the information bases essential to the proper management of the Nation's mineral - resource position , the Geological Survey continually updates its files of minerals information . This ...
... UNDERSTANDING OF MINERAL RESOURCES To maintain the information bases essential to the proper management of the Nation's mineral - resource position , the Geological Survey continually updates its files of minerals information . This ...
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... understanding of the descriptive characteristics of mineral deposits and the genetic processes by which they form is the foundation for continued advances in mineral exploration and mineral - resource assessment . Geological Survey ...
... understanding of the descriptive characteristics of mineral deposits and the genetic processes by which they form is the foundation for continued advances in mineral exploration and mineral - resource assessment . Geological Survey ...
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