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A Gis-Based Method For Archival And Visualization Of Microstructural Data From Drill Core Samples., Elliott Holmes

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Core samples obtained from scientific drilling could provide large volumes of direct microstructural and compositional data, but generating results via the traditional treatment of such data is often time-consuming and inefficient. Unifying microstructural data within a spatially referenced Geographic Information System (GIS) environment provides an opportunity to readily locate, visualize, correlate, and explore the available microstructural data. Using 26 core billet samples from the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD), this study developed procedures for: 1. A GIS-based approach for spatially referenced visualization and storage of microstructural data from drill core billet samples; and 2. Producing 3D models of …

Determining The Motion And Location Of The Frenchman Mountain Fault, Las Vegas, Nevada: A Paired Basin Analysis And Structural Analysis, Laura Margaret Eaton

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Understanding the evolution of large-scale fault systems remains a challenge to geologists and is of critical importance in understanding the dynamics of larger plate tectonic interactions. I mapped the southwestern Frenchman Mountain Fault (FMF), conducted a basin analysis of units in the footwall of the fault, and measured kinematic indicators along the fault zone in order to constrain fault offset, magnitude, and timing in an attempt to further our understanding of these systems.

My findings include: 1) the presence of vertical and sub-vertical slickenlines on southwest dipping fault surfaces indicative of normal sense offset; 2) relatively little lateral variation in …

Structural Studies In The Mafic And Ultramafic Rocks Of The Lewis Hills, Western Newfoundland, Jeffrey A. Karson

Geology Theses and Dissertations

Table of contents:
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER II. REGIONAL GEOLOGY
CHAPTER III. THE LEWIS HILLS COMPARED TO THE NORTHERN AREAS OF THE BAY OF ISLAND COMPLEX
CHAPTER IV. PETROGRAPHY
CHAPTER V. STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
CHAPTER VI. SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND SPECULATIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX I. CONTOURED STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS OF FOLIATIONS AND LINEATIONS IN THE HINES POND AREA