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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Lake Lahontan"”.
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Structural Controls of the MacFarlane Geothermal System, Humboldt County, Nevada: New Insights Based on Detailed Geologic Mapping, Shallow Temperature Surveys, and Magnetic Data
… west-dipping Holocene normal faults exposed in Lake Lahontan sediments. Other mapped faults near the hot spring include a north-striking, west-dipping Tertiary fault east of MacFarlane hot springs. The highest temperature gradient is found at the projected intersection between the Tertiary and …
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Active Faulting in the Northern Walker Lane and Post-Earthquake Reconnaissance in the Central Walker Lane, Nevada and Eastern California
… fault in the Smoke Creek Desert of Pleistocene Lake Lahontan in the northern Walker Lane. A paleoseismic trench was excavated across the Petersen Mountain fault to document evidence for faulting and determine the timing of earthquake events. Optically stimulated luminescence dating methods were …
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Depositional constraints on lacustrine carbonates from the Winnemucca Dry Lake Basin, Nevada, USA
<p>Carbonate mineral formation in lakes is a consequence of the interactions of lake water chemistry, physical processes at several scales, and biological influences, all of which are greatly affected by individual lake basin attributes such as basin size and physiography, bedrock geology, …
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Pre-Archaic Occupations in the West Arm of the Black Rock Desert
… sites occur on remnant shorelines of ancient lakes and marshes, suggesting a reliance on wetland resources within the region. Archaeological data collected between 2004 and 2006 from surface sites in the Black Rock Desert offer an example of early human occupations surrounding these pluvial …