Movement of elements into the atmosphere from coniferous trees in subalpine forests of Colorado and Idaho
G.C. Curtin, H. D. King, E. L. Mosier
1974, Journal of Geochemical Exploration (3) 245-263
Exudates from conifer trees, presumably consisting largely of volatile materials, were sampled at 19 subalpine localitites in Colorado and Idaho where anomalous amounts of several metals were determined in vegetation and mull during previous geochemical testing. The trees sampled were lodgepole pine...
Martian planetwide crater distributions: Implications for geologic history and surface processes
L.A. Soderblom, C.D. Condit, R.A. West, B.M. Herman, T. J. Kreidler
1974, Icarus (22) 239-263
Population-density maps of craters in three size ranges (0.6 to 1.2 km, 4 to 10 km, and >20 km in diameter) were compiled for most of Mars from Mariner 9 imagery. These data provide: historical records of the eolian processes (0.6 to 1.2 km craters); stratigraphic, relative, and absolute timescales...
The role of lava erosion in the formation of lunar rilles and Martian channels
M. H. Carr
1974, Icarus (22) 1-23
Lava tubes and channels develop around active sources of low viscosity lava. The channels normally form without erosion; however, sustained flow can result in the incision of a lava channel and simulation of fluvial erosion features. Lava erosion by means of thermal incision...
Spectrophotometric determination of molybdenum in rocks with thiocyanate
E.G. Lillie, L. P. Greenland
1974, Analytica Chimica Acta (69) 313-320
A rapid procedure for the determination of microgram amounts of molybdenum in rocks is described. After acid decomposition, molybdenum is extracted from a hydrochloric acid solution into xylene with tributyl phosphate. After back-extraction with water, molybdenum is extracted as the α-benzoinoximate into chloroform, stripped into...
Erosion by catastrophic floods on Mars and Earth
V.R. Baker, D.J. Milton
1974, Icarus (23) 27-41
The large Martian channels, especially Kasei, Ares, Tiu, Simud, and Mangala Valles, show morphologic features strikingly similar to those of the Channeled Scabland of eastern Washington, produced by the catastrophic breakout floods of Pleistocene Lake Missoula. Features in the overall pattern include the...
Antiferromagnetic inclusions in lunar glass
A. N. Thorpe, F. E. Senftle, Charles Briggs, Corrine Alexander
1974, Earth and Planetary Science Letters (22) 85-90
The magnetic susceptibility of 11 glass spherules from the Apollo 15, 16, and 17 fines and two specimens of a relatively large glass spherical shell were studied as a function of temperature from room temperature to liquid helium temperatures. All but one...
U-Th-Pb and Rb-Sr systematics of Apollo 17 boulder 7 from the North Massif of the Taurus-Littrow Valley
P.D. Nunes, M. Tatsumoto, D.M. Unruh
1974, Earth and Planetary Science Letters (23) 445-452
Portions of highland breccia boulder 7 collected during the Apollo 17 mission were studied using UThPb and RbSr systematics. A RbSr internal isochron age of3.89 ± 0.08b.y. with an initial87Sr/86Sr of0.69926 ± 0.00008 was obtained for...
Osmium, ruthenium, iridium and uranium in silicates and chromite from the eastern Bushveld Complex, South Africa
R.h. Gijbels, Hugh T. Millard Jr., G. A. Desborough, A.J. Bartel
1974, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (38) 319-337
Osmium, ruthenium, iridium and uranium contents were determined in eight ortho pyroxene, seven plagioclase, and three chromite mineral separates from the eastern Bushveld Complex. Neutron activation analysis was used to measure the platinum metals, and uranium was determined by a fission track technique....
The regolith at the Apollo 15 site and its stratigraphic implications
M. H. Carr, C.E. Meyer
1974, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (38) 1183-1197
Regolith samples from the Apollo 15 landing site are described in terms of two major fractions, a homogeneous glass fraction and a non-homogeneous glass fraction. The proportions of different components in the homogeneous glass fraction were determined directly by chemical analyses of individual...
Heat flow from eastern Panama and northwestern Colombia
J.H. Sass, R. J. Munroe, T. H. Moses Jr.
1974, Earth and Planetary Science Letters (21) 134-142
Heat flows were determined at 12 sites in four distinct areas between longitude 77° and 80°W in eastern Panama and northwestern Colombia. Evidently, most of the region is underlain by mafic oceanic crust so that the crustal radiogenic component of heat...
Lunar crater depths from orbiter IV long-focus photographs
D.W.G. Arthur
1974, Icarus (23) 116-133
The paper presents method and results for the determination of the depths of more than 1900 small lunar craters from measures of shadows on the long-focus pictures obtained by Lunar Orbiter IV. The method for converting the measured shadow length into the true...
Reference samples for the earth sciences
F.J. Flanagan
1974, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (38) 1731-1744
A revised list of reference samples of interest to geoscientists has been extended to include samples for the agronomist, the archaeologist and the environmentalist. In addition to the source from which standard samples may be obtained, references or pertinent notes for some samples are included.The number of rock reference samples...
Ejecta from large craters on the Moon: Comments on the geometric model of McGetchin et al.
R.J. Pike
1974, Earth and Planetary Science Letters (23) 265-271
Amendments to a quantitative scheme developed by T.R. McGetchin et al. (1973) for predicting the distribution of ejecta from lunar basins yield substantially thicker estimates of ejecta, deposited at the basin rim-crest and at varying ranges byond, than does the original model....
A solvent extraction study of molybdenum chloride and molybdenum thiocyanate complexes
L. P. Greenland, E.G. Lillie
1974, Analytica Chimica Acta (69) 335-346
The effect of reducing agents on molybdenum(VI) solutions in hydrochloric acid was studied by a solvent extraction technique to elucidate the composition of the colored molybdenum thiocyanate complex. Neither copper(I) chloride nor ascorbic acid have any effect on the extraction of MoO2Cl2; it is inferred...
Interlamellar adsorption of carbon dioxide by smectites
J.J. Fripiat, M.I. Cruz, B.F. Bohor, J. Thomas Jr.
1974, Clays and Clay Minerals (22) 23-30
The adsorption of CO2 at low temperature (∼ −70°C) on thin films of homoionic smectites was studied by X-ray diffraction and by i.r. absorption. An increase in the d001 spacings of these clay films upon adsorption of CO2 was observed. In addition, a dichroic effect was readily discernible by comparing the i.r. spectra at...
Martian volcanism: Additional observations and evidence for pyroclastic activity
M. West
1974, Icarus (21) 1-11
Inspection of the Mariner 9 B-camera (resolution 100–200m) and A-camera (resolution 1–2km) photographs of Mars reveals numerous analogs of terrestrial and lunar volcanic features. In addition to the exceptionally large constructional features in the Tharsis region, many other large and small landforms present...
Landslides
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1974, Report
The United States Geological Survey
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1974, Report
Geologic map of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii)
Philip Burke King, Helen M. Beikman, Gertrude J. Edmonston
1974, Report
No abstract available....
Nitrogen and phosphorus balance of grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella, fed elodea, Egeria denea
J.G. Stanley
1974, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (103) 587-592
The herbivorous grass carp fed winter elodea exhibited a negative nitrogen balance in metabolism, suggesting that food having a higher protein content would be required for normal growth. About a third of the phosphorus contained in food was retained; hence, a combination of aquatic plants and grass carp might afford...
Fish Immunology, Chapter 4: Techniques used in immunology of fishes
D. P. Anderson
1974, Book chapter, Disease of Fishes
No abstract available ...
Appraising volcanic hazards of the Cascade Range of the northwestern United States
D. R. Crandell, D. R. Mullineaux
1974, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (6) 3-10
Locating the world’s earthquakes
J.S. Derr
1974, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (6) 11-15
New seismic study begins in Puerto Rico
Arthur C. Tarr
1974, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (6) 23-26
A new seismological project is now underway in Puerto Rico to provide information needed for accurate assessment of the island's seismic hazard. The project should also help to increase understanding of the tectonics and geologic evolution of the Caribbean region. The Puerto Rico Seismic Program is being conducted by the...
The design earthquake and earthquake response spectra
W. W. Hays
1974, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (6) 18-22
