Introduction
This collection of 12 papers continues the annual series of U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) reports on geologic investigations in Alaska. The annual volume presents results
from new or ongoing studies in Alaska that are of interest to scientists in academia, industry,
land and resource managers, and the general public. The Geological Studies in Alaska
volume reports the results of studies that cover a broad spectrum of earth science topics
from many parts of the state (fig. 1).
The papers in this volume are organized under the topics Environment and Climate,
Resources, and Geologic Framework, in order to reflect the objectives and scope of USGS
programs that are currently active in Alaska. Environmental studies are the focus of two
articles in this volume: One study addresses the relation between glaciers and aquatic habitat
on the Kenai River and another study evaluates the geochemistry of water draining chromite
deposits in Alaska. Two papers address mineral resources in southwestern Alaska including
a geochemical study of the Fortyseven Creek prospect and a geological and geochemical
study of the Stuyahok area. Eight geologic framework studies apply a variety of techniques
to a wide range of subjects throughout Alaska, including biostratigraphy, geochemistry,
geochronology, paleomagnetism, sedimentology, and tectonics.
Two bibliographies at the end of the volume list reports about Alaska in USGS
publications released in 1996 and reports about Alaska by USGS authors in non-USGS
publications in 1996.
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First posted July 12, 2011
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