Prospects for earthquake prediction and control
J. H. Healy, W.H.K. Lee, L. C. Pakiser, C.B. Raleigh, M.D. Wood
1972, Tectonophysics (14) 319-332
The San Andreas fault is viewed, according to the concepts of seafloor spreading and plate tectonics, as a transform fault that separates the Pacific and North American plates and along which relative movements of 2 to 6 cm/year have been taking place. The resulting strain can be released by creep,...
Site distribution of iron in staurolite
Eric Dowty
1972, Earth and Planetary Science Letters (15) 72-74
The Mössbauer spectrum of staurolite does not necessarily indicate that ferrous iron is distributed over both the tetrahedral Fe site and one or more of the octahedral sites, as previously thought. Two doublets are present in the spectrum, but their quadrupole spliting...
The geologic setting of the Luna 16 landing site
J.F. McCauley, D. H. Scott
1972, Earth and Planetary Science Letters (13) 225-232
The Luna 16 landing site is similar in its geologic setting to Apollos 11 and 12. All three sites are located on basaltic mare fill which occurs mostly within multi-ring basins formed by impact earlier in the moon's history. A regolith developed...
Oceanic ridges and transform faults: Their intersection angles and resistance to plate motion
A.H. Lachenbruch, G. A. Thompson
1972, Earth and Planetary Science Letters (15) 116-122
The persistent near-orthogonal pattern formed by oceanic ridges and transform faults defies explanation in terms of rigid plates because it probably depends on the energy associated with deformation. For passive spreading, it is likely that the ridges and transforms adjust to a...
Electron microprobe evaluation of terrestrial basalts for whole-rock K-Ar dating
E. A. Mankinen, G. Brent Dalrymple
1972, Earth and Planetary Science Letters (17) 89-94
Four basalt samples for whole-rock K-Ar dating were analyzed with an electron microprobe to locate potassium concentrations. Highest concentrations of potassium were found in those mineral phases which were the last to crystallize. The two reliable samples had potassium concentrated in fine-grained...
Life history and production of walleyes of the 1959 year-class in western Lake Erie, 1959-62
John W. Parsons
1972, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (101) 655-661
Because of the near collapse of the fishery for walleyes (Stizostedion vitreum vitreum) in Lake Erie in the late 1950's, walleyes of the 1959 year-class were studied to gain a better understanding of the life history of the species and the dynamics of the population. In the summer of 1959...
Seasonal population characteristics of the opossum shrimp, Mysis relicta, in southeastern Lake Michigan, 1970-71
James B. Reynolds, G.M. DeGraeve
1972, Proceedings of the 15th Conference on Great Lakes Research (15) 117-131
This study of depth distribution, abundance, growth, reproduction and standing crop of the opossum shrimp, Mysis relicta, in southeastern Lake Michigan was based on monthly samples collected from August 1970 through July 1971 (except February and March). Population density was usually low at 10-20 fathoms, moderate at 25-30 fathoms and...
Effect of certain anesthetic agents on mallard ducks
D.R. Cline, R. J. Greenwood
1972, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (161) 624-633
Four anesthetic agents used in human or veterinary medicine and 3 experimental anesthetic preparations were evaluated for effectiveness in inducing narcosis when administered orally to game-farm mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos).Tribromoethanol was the only compound to satisfy criteria of initial tests. Mean duration of the induction, immobilization, and recovery periods was...
Records of precipitation, water levels, and ground-water recharge to the Edwards and associated limestones, San Antonio area, Texas, 1971
Celso Puente
1972, Edwards Underground Water District Bulletin 30
No abstract available....
Occurrence of chromian, hercynitic spinel ("pleonaste") in Apollo-14 samples and its petrologic implications
E. Roedder, P.W. Weiblen
1972, Earth and Planetary Science Letters (15) 376-402
Many isolated grains of a reddish pleonaste-type spinel occur in fines and metabreccia samples, particularly 14 319. Electron microprobe analyses (104) of spinels and their associated phases include 58 of pleonaste which show Mg/(Mg + Fe) 0.44–0.62 and Cr/(Cr + Al) 0.017–0.134...
Stratigraphic nomenclature of Cambrian and Lower Ordovician rocks of easternmost southern Arizona and adjacent westernmost New Mexico
Philip Thayer Hayes
1972, Bulletin 1372-B
No abstract available....
Natural land slopes in the Ellington quadrangle, Connecticut
Rachel M. Barker
1972, Open-File Report 72-15
No abstract available....
Annual summary of water quality data for selected sites in the Pacific Northwest, October 1971 to September 1972
U.S. Geological Survey Northwest Water Resources Data Center
1972, Report
Water resources data collected in the Pacific Northwest during the 1972 water year include chemical and physical characteristics of surface water. Data included in this report were collected by the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey under the direction of the following district chiefs: H.K. Hall, Idaho; George...
Virucidal activity of two Iodophors to salmonid viruses
Donald F. Amend, John P. Pietsch
1972, Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada (29) 61-65
Wescodyne® and Betadine®, organic iodine complexes, were compared in vitro for virucidal activity against infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN), infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN), and viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) viruses. Both iodophors were about equally effective on all three viruses. Each iodophor completely destroyed IHN virus within 30 sec at 12 ppm iodine, and was...
Some physiological consequences of handling stress in the juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and steelhead trout (Salmo gairdneri)
Gary Wedemeyer
1972, Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada (29) 1780-1783
The stress of handling juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and steelhead trout (Salmo gairdneri) in soft water and in water with added salts was evaluated using blood and tissue chemistry fluctuations as indices of metabolic and endocrine function. Changes in plasma glucose, chloride, calcium, and cholesterol levels indicated that significant...
Water inflow into hole UA-1, Amchitka Island, Alaska
Wilbur C. Ballance, W.A. Beetem
1972, Report
Chemical composition of water samples, temperature of inflow water, and theoretical calculations were compared to evaluate the water-contributing intervals to the zone to be mined--1,782.8 to 1,798.6 meters (5,849 to 5,901 feet)--in hole UA-1, Amchitka Island, Alaska. Chemical composition and temperature of inflow water indicated the contributing zones to have...
Hydraulic tests in hole UAe-6h, Amchitka Island, Alaska
Wilbur C. Ballance
1972, Report
Inflatable straddle packers were used to isolate and test 14 intervals ranging from 39 to 258 meters (127 to 846 feet) each in hole UAe-6h. Packer seats were poor in part of the hole because of unstable wall conditions. Thus, some zones had to be tested several times. The static...
Limnology and fish ecology of sockeye salmon nursery lakes of the world
Wilbur L. Hartman, R.L. Burgner
1972, Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada (29) 699-715
Many important, recently glaciated oligotrophic lakes that lie in coastal regions around the northern rim of the Pacific Ocean produce anadromous populations of sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka. This paper describes the limnology and fish ecology of two such lakes in British Columbia, five in Alaska, and one in Kamchatka. Then...
Avian cholera in cedar waxwings in Ohio
L. N. Locke, Richard C. Banks
1972, Journal of Wildlife Diseases (8) 106-106
Avian cholera (Pasteurella multocida infection) was responsible for a localized die-off of cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) at Steubenville, Ohio in late June, 1968....
Studies on the control of whirling disease (Myxosoma cerebralis)
G.L. Hoffman Sr., G.L. Hoffman Jr.
1972, Journal of Wildlife Diseases (8) 49-53
Based on presumptive evidence of death (extrusion of polar filaments and disintegration of sporoplasm) 1.0%, 0.5%, and 0.25% calcium oxide or potassium hydroxide killed the spores of Myxosoma cerebrallis in vitro. Chlorine at 400 ppm destroyed 36% to 90% of the spores but 13% to 37% of those in the controls...
Channel changes of the Gila River in Safford Valley, Arizona, 1846-1970
D. E. Burkham
1972, Professional Paper 655-G
No abstract available....
The sandhill crane with emphasis on aspects related to North Dakota
Douglas H. Johnson, R. E. Stewart
1972, Prairie Naturalist (4) 65-76
No abstract available....
Chemicals in fish farming: what's cleared, what isn't?
R. E. Lennon
1972, Fish Farming Industries (3) 15-18
Abstract has not been submitted...
A repellent for protecting corn seed from blackbirds and crows
A.R. Stickley Jr., J.L. Guarineo
1972, Journal of Wildlife Management (36) 150-152
Methiocarb [4-(methylthio)-3,-5-xylyl N-methylcarbamate] was tested as a seed treatment for repelling blackbirds and crows (Corvus sp.) from sprouting corn in South Carolina. The test was conducted on eight fields within a 0.25-square-mile area. Marked repellency occurred; sprout damage averaged 44 percent in the control fields and 0.3 percent in the...
Stratigraphy and origin of the Chinle Formation and related Upper Triassic strata in the Colorado Plateau region, with a section on sedimentary petrology and a section on conglomerate studies
John Harris Stewart, Forrest Graham Poole, Richard Farifield Wilson, R. A. Cadigan, William Thordarson, H. F. Albee
1972, Professional Paper 690
No abstract available....
