United States Geological Survey YearbookThe Survey, 1987 - Forest reserves |
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... energy and mineral resources , the location and severity of geologic hazards , and the suitability of areas for specialized develop- ment , such as nuclear plants and toxic- waste isolation sites . All of these issues are major societal ...
... energy and mineral resources , the location and severity of geologic hazards , and the suitability of areas for specialized develop- ment , such as nuclear plants and toxic- waste isolation sites . All of these issues are major societal ...
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... energy resource studies . Significant results include the following : Organic geochemical analyses and thermal maturity indices of Mesozoic organic - matter - rich shales show , in the Newark basin of New Jersey and Pennsyl- vania ...
... energy resource studies . Significant results include the following : Organic geochemical analyses and thermal maturity indices of Mesozoic organic - matter - rich shales show , in the Newark basin of New Jersey and Pennsyl- vania ...
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... energy resources and natural phenomena such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes . Most of the world's earthquakes occur in relatively narrow bands that mark the boundaries between sections of the outer shell of the Earth . These ...
... energy resources and natural phenomena such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes . Most of the world's earthquakes occur in relatively narrow bands that mark the boundaries between sections of the outer shell of the Earth . These ...
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... Energy as the host medium for a potential high - level radioactive waste repository , and this circulation phenome- non may affect their suitability for such usage . During winter , cold , dry air enters the highly fractured outcrops ...
... Energy as the host medium for a potential high - level radioactive waste repository , and this circulation phenome- non may affect their suitability for such usage . During winter , cold , dry air enters the highly fractured outcrops ...
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... Energy project that is intended to provide a facility both for the permanent disposal of approximately 6 million cubic feet of trans- uranic waste from defense - related activi- ties and for research on the interaction of high - level ...
... Energy project that is intended to provide a facility both for the permanent disposal of approximately 6 million cubic feet of trans- uranic waste from defense - related activi- ties and for research on the interaction of high - level ...
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