Quaternary Felsic Vents in the Great Basin

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Richard E. Zehner

Publication_Date: 20041201

Title: Quaternary Felsic Vents in the Great Basin

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Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: University of Nevada, Reno

Publisher: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Other_Citation_Details:

Data for this shapefile came from a variety of sources, including: Bacon, CR and Duffield, WA, 1981, Late Cenozoic rhyolites from the Kern Plateau, southern Sierra Nevada, California: Am Jour Sci v. 281, pp. 1-34. Bailey, R.A., Dalrymple, G.B., Lanphere, M.A., 1976, Volcanism, structure, and geochronology of Long Valley Caldera, Mono County, California: Journal of Geophysical Research, vol.81, no.5, pp.725-744 Blackett, R.e., and Wakefield, Sharon, 2004, Geothermal Resources of Utah: Utah Geological Survey Open-File Report 431, 1 CD California Division of Mines and Geology: Geologic Map of California Alturas Sheet Bakersfield Sheet Death Valley Sheet Mariposa Sheet Needles Sheet Trona Sheet Weed Sheet Westwood Sheet Idaho Geological Survey: Geologic map of the Pocatello Quadrangle, Idaho Geologic map of the Idaho Falls Quadrangle, Idaho Geologic map of Twin Falls Quadrangle, Idaho Geologic map of the Driggs Quadrangle, Idaho Geologic map of the Preston Quadrangle, Idaho Raines, G.L., Sawatzky, D.L., and Connors, K.A., 1996, Great Basin Geoscience Data Base; USGS Digital Data Series DDS-041. Stewart, J.H. and Carlson, J.E., 1976, Cenozoic rocks of Nevada - four maps and brief description, lithology, age, and centers of volcanism: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Map 52, 4 sheets, scale 1:1,000,000. Walker, G.W., and MacLeod, N.S., Miller, R.J., Raines, G.L., Connors, K.A., 2002, Spatial digital database for the geologic map of Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey OF 03-0067, Scale 1:500,000

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Known Quaternary dacite to rhyolite vents within the Great Basin

Purpose: Geothermal Exploration

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Although these data have been processed successfully on the computer system at the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that these data be directly acquired from the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with the data. The Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology shall not be held liable for improper use of the data described and/or contained herein. By using this data you hereby agree to these conditions.

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Originator: Richard E. Zehner

Originator: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Publication_Date: 20041201

Title: Quaternary Felsic Vents in the Great Basin

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Publisher: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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Requestor hereby releases the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, the University of Nevada, Reno, and their agents, consultants, contractors or employees from any and all claims, action, or causes of action for damages including, but not limited to any costs of recovering, reprogramming or reproducing any programs or data stored in or used with the GIS data, damage to property, damages for personal injury or for any lost profits, lost savings, or other special, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of or inability to use the GIS data, even if said parties have been advised of the possibility of such damage. Requestor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, the University of Nevada, Reno, and their agents, consultants, contractors and employees from any and all liability claims or damages to any person arising from or connected with the use of this GIS data.

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