United States Geological Survey YearbookThe Survey, 1982 - Geology |
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... addition , the sec- ond flight of the space shuttle Columbia in- cluded in its scientific payload the Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer , which successfully distinguished important mineral and rock types in a geologically ...
... addition , the sec- ond flight of the space shuttle Columbia in- cluded in its scientific payload the Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer , which successfully distinguished important mineral and rock types in a geologically ...
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... addition , our scientists made pioneering discoveries con- cerning the occurrence of polymetallic sulfides and metal - rich crusts on the sea floor . The sulfides offer a pristine natural laboratory for the study of ore - forming proc ...
... addition , our scientists made pioneering discoveries con- cerning the occurrence of polymetallic sulfides and metal - rich crusts on the sea floor . The sulfides offer a pristine natural laboratory for the study of ore - forming proc ...
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... addition to being along the tectonically active eastern Sierran front , also lies in the southwestern corner of Long Valley Caldera , a large oval volcanic depression , 20 miles long and 10 miles wide , which formed about 700,000 years ...
... addition to being along the tectonically active eastern Sierran front , also lies in the southwestern corner of Long Valley Caldera , a large oval volcanic depression , 20 miles long and 10 miles wide , which formed about 700,000 years ...
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... addition , it was reported that during winter 1981-82 , new fumaroles had broken out at Casa Diablo , a nearby solfaric area . Furthermore , they noted that the earthquakes in this par- ticular area were accompanied by Mammoth Lakes ...
... addition , it was reported that during winter 1981-82 , new fumaroles had broken out at Casa Diablo , a nearby solfaric area . Furthermore , they noted that the earthquakes in this par- ticular area were accompanied by Mammoth Lakes ...
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... addition , hydrogen gas sensors were immediately in- stalled , one on the resurgent dome and another on the southern edge of the caldera , to detect changes in hydrogen emissions that might foretell of further rise of the magma . Data ...
... addition , hydrogen gas sensors were immediately in- stalled , one on the resurgent dome and another on the southern edge of the caldera , to detect changes in hydrogen emissions that might foretell of further rise of the magma . Data ...
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