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2012
Hutchinson, D. J., Diederichs, M. S., Moore, D. , Kalenchuk, K. S.
The Downie Slide case history demonstrates the importance of detailed site investigation and long-term monitoring, as well as the need for reinterpretation of the local geologic, structural, and groundwater conditions, and reassessment of slope stability as new information becomes available....
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Paelomagnetic and petromagnetic studies of Chinese Cenozoic sediments: Paleoclimatic, tectonic, and evolutionary implications
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The anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS) was investigated in three Chinese Loess Plateau sedimentary sections along a W–E transect. Previously published models assumed that winter monsoons were responsible for the magnetic fabric formation of loess sequences. In our new interpretation, the...
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Paleomagnetic studies of volcanic rocks in Siberia and sedimentary rocks in Southern Alberta: From long-term geomagnetic field variations to age determinations
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Paleomagnetism is a fundamental tool to understand the ancient variations of Earth’s magnetic field through time. Important applications to geochronology and paleography come from interpreting the variations of the planetary magnetic vector. This dissertation explores the different applications...
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Cenozoic ichthyofaunas of the North American Western Interior, and palaeoclimatic and palaeoenvironmental reconstructions
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The Cenozoic fluvial fish faunas of the North American Western Interior are poorly known in comparison to better preserved lake ichthyofaunas, such as that of the Green River Formation. However, fluvial fishes are typically represented by disarticulated material, which is more commonly preserved...
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Tectonomagmatic Controls on the Çöpler Epithermal Au and Cevizlidere Porphyry Cu-Au-Mo Deposits (Central Eatern Turkey) and the Genesis of the Porphyry-Epithermal Mineralization at the Çöpler Epithermal Au Deposit
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The Munzur Mountains in central eastern Turkey are an emerging belt of intrusion-related precious and base metal deposits. Two recent discoveries, the Çöpler epithermal Au and Cevizlidere porphyry Cu-Mo-Au deposits, lie 50 km apart and are located along the northern and southern margins of the...
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Spring 2017
Paleomagnetism is the study of ancient geomagnetic field vectors recorded by rocks and sediments. Based on the latitudinal and azimuthal constraints from the paleomagnetic inclinations and declinations, many important discoveries about the horizontal movements of continental blocks, such as the...
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2018-01-01
Cenozoic ‘island dolostones’ are found on islands throughout the oceans of the world. Due to their geological youth and lack of deep burial, these dolostones provide an opportunity to resolve some of the mysteries surrounding the dolomite problem. In island dolostone bodies, which are of variable...
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Supplementary Data for Terrane history of the Iapetus Ocean as preserved in the northern Appalachians and western Caledonides
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Waldron, J.W.F., McCausland, P.J.A., Barr, S.M., Schofield, D.I, Reusch, D.N., Wu, L.
Data associated with the paper: Waldron, J.W.F., McCausland, P.J.A., Barr, S.M., Schofield, D.I., Reusch, D., Wu, L., 2022. Terrane history of the Iapetus Ocean as preserved in the northern Appalachians and western Caledonides. Earth-Science Reviews 104163. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104163
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Paleomagnetism and paleogeographic reconstructions of the North China Craton in the Late Carboniferous - Early Permian and the South China Craton in the Late Ediacaran - Early Cambrian
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Abstract The robustness of paleogeographic reconstructions of the North China Craton (NCC) and South China Craton (SCC) in the Ediacaran - Paleozoic is greatly affected by a small number of high-reliability paleomagnetic poles. Reduced reliability of available paleomagnetic data is attributed to...