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    • [PDF File] Marcellus Shale Play - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

      https://www.eia.gov/maps/pdf/MarcellusPlayUpdate_Jan2017.pdf

      Overall Marcellus structure and thickness are influenced by the basement tectonics patterns. EIA estimates proven reserves in the Marcellus Play of 77.2 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) at year end 2015 which makes it one of the largest natural gas plays in the U.S. The Marcellus has oil reserves of 143 million barrels (MMbbls).

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    • [PDF File] Litchfield National Park fact sheet - Northern Territory Government

      https://nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/200073/litchfield-national-park.pdf

      Litchfield National Park is an ancient landscape shaped by water. It features numerous stunning waterfalls that cascade from the sandstone plateau of the Tabletop Range. The Park covers approximately 1500 sq km and contains examples of most of the Top End’s natural habitats. Intriguing magnetic termite mounds, historical sites and the ...

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    • [PDF File] Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve factsheet

      https://nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/200059/karlu-karlu-devils-marbles-fact-sheet-and-map.pdf

      Conservation Reserve. Karlu Karlu, or the Devils Marbles, is a living cultural landscape and the traditional country for the Warumungu, Kaytetye, Alyawarr and Warlpiri people. Karlu Karlu, literally translated as ‘round boulders’, are a collection of gigantic rounded granite boulders, many of which are precariously balanced on top of one ...

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    • VOLCANOES

      https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/~/media/shared/documents/education%20and%20careers/Resources/FactSheets/KS2%20Volcano%20factsheet.pdf?la=en

      form and where does all this molten rock c and DID YOU KNOW? The Earth is not the only place in the solar Throughout Earth’s history volcanoes have erupted enormous cloudamounts of molten rock onto the Earth’s surface. Today …

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    • [PDF File] Fact sheet Geology - Parks Australia

      https://parksaustralia.gov.au/uluru/pub/FS-Geology.pdf

      Geology Fact sheet The evolution of Uluru and Kata Tjuta is explained differently by the park’s Traditional Owners and European scientists. Here we explain creation from the perspective of a geologist. What are Uluṟu and Kata Tjuṯa made of? A quick close-up look at Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa will leave

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    • [PDF File] California Geological Survey - 150th Anniversary

      https://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/Documents/Melange/Geologic-Facts-about-California.pdf

      150 Geologic Facts about California. California’s geology is varied and complex. The high mountains and broad valleys we see today were created over long periods of time by geologic processes such as fault movement, volcanism, sea level change, erosion and sedimentation. Below are 150 facts about the geology of California and the California ...

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    • [PDF File] Geology and Landforms - Dartmoor

      https://www.dartmoor.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/72109/lab-geology.pdf

      Dartmoor Factsheet. Dartmoor’s relief, soils, vegetation, farming, many of its buildings and much of its industry have been to some degree influenced by the nature of the area’s geology. Most of Dartmoor consists of a single type of rock - granite. This granite was intruded during the late Carboniferous/ early Permian Period (around 280 ...

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    • [PDF File] GEOLOGY AND SOILS - Forestry England

      https://www.forestryengland.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Our%20Shared%20Forest_Geology-Soils.pdf

      geology is represented in the relatively high number of geological SSSIs, and the plethora of current, mothballed and long-closed mineral extraction sites – stone quarries, iron and coal mines. Soil formation can also be incredibly complex, and is directly linked to the underlying geology, as soil derives from rock as well as deposited

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    • [PDF File] The Geology & Geological History of Vancouver Island

      https://web.viu.ca/earle/geol111/geology-of-vancouver-island.pdf

      Leech River Complex (Pacific Rim Terrane) Phyllite at Niagara Falls and at the Chinese Cemetery in Victoria. Crescent Terrane. Tertiary, Metchosin Igneous Complex, Sea-floor pillowed basalt. Continued compression of western North America Up-thrusting of Nanaimo Group Rocks onto Vancouver Island.

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    • MOUNT ETNA - UNESCO World Heritage Centre

      https://whc.unesco.org/document/152650

      visit, IUCN requested supplementary information on 11 October 2012and a reply was received from the State Party on 25 November 2012. c) Additional literature consulted: Branca, S. et al. ... geology and geomorphology. In summary, Mount Etna is an outstanding example of

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    • [PDF File] Geological Oceanography: Introduction and Historical Perspective

      http://eolss.net/sample-chapters/c01/E6-18-05-00.pdf

      The ocean floor was more complex than ever imagined. 1. Introduction. The surface area of our planet Earth is covered by approximately 70% water that perhaps would have been named as a super water continent Oceania. The total area of the oceans and adjacent seas, forming a series of interconnected saline bodies is over 375.55 x 106 km2.

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    • [PDF File] Background Information on Natural Resources in the Kagera …

      https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/nr/kagera/Documents/Suggested_readings/nr_info_kagera.pdf

      The Kagera River basin is the upper part of, and makes up 75% of the Lake Victoria basin and forms the western border between Rwanda and Tanzania. It encloses a total area of 59,700km2 spread over four countries: Burundi (23%), Rwanda (34%), Tanzania (35%, 20,765km2) and Uganda (8%). The Kagera River is the most important incoming river of …

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    • [PDF File] Outline of Chatham County Geology Supplement: Chatham …

      https://chathamhistory.org/resources/Documents/PDFs/ResearchArticles/ChathamGeologyFactsandOdditiescompressed.pdf

      Outline of Chatham County Geology Supplement: Chatham County “Geologic Facts and Oddities” CCHA; Chatham County Geologic Facts and Oddities, Rev. 1.3, Oct. 2023. Page 5 of 17 The “worthless land" notation in southwest Chatham County between the Rocky and Deep rivers, noted on this enlargement of the "Map Shewing the Routes of the

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    • [PDF File] Chapter 3. Origin and Evolution of Tampa Bay - USGS …

      https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1348/pdf/Chapter%203_37-62.pdf

      40 Integrating Science and Resource Management in Tampa Bay, Florida N 0 10 MILES 0 10 KILOMETERS A 10 to 11 thousand years before present B 8 to 9 thousand years before present N Tampa Bay Basin Gulf of Mexico Figure 3–3. Above and opposite page The theoretical development of the inner shelf, Tampa Bay estuary, and ebb-tidal delta …

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    • [PDF File] Geothermal Resources In Idaho - Idaho geology

      https://www.idahogeology.org/pub/Geothermal/Geothermal_book.pdf

      Originally published in 2003 by Helen Harrington, Ken Neely and Warren Weihing Updated by Ken Neely in 2007. Idaho Department of Water Resources Energy Division 322 E. Front Street P.O. Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0098 208-287-4800. www.idahogeothermal.org.

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    • [PDF File] Overview of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake - USGS

      https://escweb.wr.usgs.gov/share/mooney/142.pdf

      2008). The geology of Hispaniola, including Haiti, consists of igneous rocks formed within a volcanic island arc, as well as abundant marine sedimentary rocks that have accreted at the oceanic subduction margin (Woodring et al. 1924, Maurrasse 1982). The 12 January 2010 earthquake occurred on or near the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden

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    • [PDF File] United States: Permian Basin - Bureau of Economic Geology

      https://www.beg.utexas.edu/files/content/beg/ext-aff/2020-09/United%20States%20-%20Permian%20Basin%20-%20Wolfcamp%20Shale%20Play%20of%20the%20Midland%20Basin%20Report.pdf

      the United States Geological Survey (USGS); Texas Bureau of Economic Geology; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports; peer-reviewed research papers; and academic theses. Currently, EIA has access to well-level data, including more than 24,000 well logs from the Midland Basin, which we use for map construction.

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    • [PDF File] Overview of the geology of the Himalayas

      https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/~/media/shared/documents/Events/Past%20Meeting%20Resources/Himalaya%2014%20Geology%20of%20the%20Himalayas.pdf

      upon the people who live in the area. This report on Himalayan Geology covers its mode of formation, glaciation and quaternary geology, current tectonics and resources. It will also outline aspects specific to Ladakh as this report was commissioned by Geology for Global Development as part of a geo-hazards education project in the Ladakh region.

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    • [PDF File] GEOLOGY OF THE YORKSHIRE COAST - Geologists' Association

      https://geologistsassociation.org.uk/newgawpsite/wp-content/uploads/36-Yorkshire-Guide_contents-and-summaries.pdf

      1 GEOLOGY OF THE YORKSHIRE COAST 11.1 Introduction 1.2 The structural framework 1.3 Stratigraphy, palaeogeography and environments 1.4 The industrial story 2 SEISMIC PROFILES 2.1 Map of seismic coverage in NE Yorkshire 2.2 Regional seismic profile Whitby to Barmston 2.3 The Peak Trough 2.4 Robin Hood’s Bay Dome 2.5 The Peak Trough …

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    • [PDF File] Devils Tower - National Geographic Society

      https://media.nationalgeographic.org/assets/reference/assets/devils-tower-geology-3.pdf

      National Park Service: A Report on the Geology of Devils Tower National Monument Images USGS: Devils Tower National Monument—A 3D Photographic Geology Tour Worksheets & Handouts National Park Service: Devils Tower National Monument—Geologic Resource Evaluation Report

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    • [PDF File] Watarrka National Park fact sheet - Northern Territory Government

      https://nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/200054/watarrka-national-park-fact-sheet-and-map.pdf

      Watarrka National Park (Kings Canyon) lies within the traditional lands of the Matutjara people. The park is jointly managed by the local Traditional Owners and the Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory, who work together, sharing cultural and scientific knowledge to manage the Park. The Park includes the western end of the ...

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    • [PDF File] Geology of Devils Tower

      http://www.npshistory.com/brochures/deto/geology-2017.pdf

      Geology. Devils Tower rises above the surrounding grassland and ponderosa pine forests like a rocky sentinel. Geologists have studied the formation since the late 1800s, and today still wonder how it formed. Although much of the Tower’s geologic story is agreed upon, theories di ̃er on certain details. Protected in 1906 for its scientifc ...

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