Isotope and Chemical Methods in Support of the U.S. Geological Survey Science Strategy, 2003-2008

R. O. Rye; C. A. Johnson; G. P. Landis; A. H. Hofstra; P. Emsbo; C. A. Stricker; A.G. Hunt; B.G. Rusk

doi:10.3133/fs20083083

Isotope and Chemical Methods in Support of the U.S. Geological Survey Science Strategy, 2003-2008

Fact Sheet 2008-3083

By: R. O. Rye, C. A. Johnson, G. P. Landis, A. H. Hofstra, P. Emsbo, C. A. Stricker, A.G. Hunt, and B.G. Rusk

https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20083083

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Abstract

Principal functions of the Mineral Resources Program are providing information to decision-makers related to mineral deposits on federal lands and predicting the environmental consequences of the mining or natural weathering of those deposits. Performing these functions requires that predictions be made of the likelihood of undiscovered deposits. The predictions are based on geologic and geoenvironmental models that are constructed for the various types of mineral deposits from detailed descriptions of actual deposits and detailed understanding of the processes that formed them. Over the past three decades the understanding of ore-forming processes has benefitted greatly from the integration of laboratory-based geochemical tools with field observations and other data sources. Under the aegis of the Evolution of Ore Deposits and Technology Transfer Project (EODTTP), a five-year effort that terminated in 2008, the Mineral Resources Program provided state-of-the-art analytical capabilities to support applications of several related geochemical tools.

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Rye, R.O., Johnson, C.A., Landis, G.P., Hofstra, A., Emsbo, P., Stricker, C.A., Hunt, A., and Rusk, B., 2008, Isotope and Chemical Methods in Support of the U.S. Geological Survey Science Strategy, 2003-2008 (Version 1.0): U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2008-3083, 6 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20083083.

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Additional publication details
Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Title	Isotope and Chemical Methods in Support of the U.S. Geological Survey Science Strategy, 2003-2008
Series title	Fact Sheet
Series number	2008-3083
DOI	10.3133/fs20083083
Edition	Version 1.0
Year Published	2008
Language	ENGLISH
Publisher	Geological Survey (U.S.)
Contributing office(s)	U.S. Geological Survey
Description	6 p.
Larger Work Type	Report
Larger Work Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Larger Work Title	Evolution of Ore Deposits and Technology Transfer Project
Time Range Start	2003-01-01
Time Range End	2008-12-31