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Maps and models of seismic and tsunami risk are constructed from a variety of measurements taken in Indonesia, which have the potential to reduce loss of life and infrastructure. The first study uses the multichannel analysis of surface waves (MASW) method to calculate the time-…

Two distinct studies within the Saltville Valley of southwestern Virginia revealed insights into local Pleistocene geology and paleontology. A variety of analytical techniques were applied to gravel deposits within the paleontological site of SV-5/7 that revealed this unit is ve…

The Upper Ordovician Neda Formation, Midwest, USA, is composed of hematitic dolostone and ironstone that rest conformably on crinoid and bryozoan wackestone to packstone of the underlying Maquoketa Formation. Deposition occurred within the Maquoketa Sea south of the Transcontine…

The Nanaimo Group of southwestern British Columbia has been the source of significant scientific interest due to its relationship with the Baja British Columbia (Baja BC) hypothesis -- the idea that the Nanaimo Group, along with much of western British Columbia, was originally l…