Wilson, Frederic H.

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ORCID: 0000-0003-1761-6437
Aerial photography, Aluminum, Antimony, Argon, Arsenic, Atomic emission spectroscopy, Barium, Bedrock geologic units, Bismuth, Cadmium, Calcium, Carbon, Cerium, Cesium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Dysprosium, Earthquake occurrences, Economic geology, Erbium, Europium, Fission-track dating, Fossils, Gadolinium, Gallium, Geochemistry, Geochronology, Geologic contacts, Geologic history, Geologic maps, Geologic structure, Geology, Geospatial datasets, Germanium, Glaciation, Hafnium, Holmium, Igneous rocks, Indium, Iron, Land surface characteristics, Lanthanum, Lead, Lithium, Lutetium, Magnesium, Manganese, Maps and atlases, Mass spectroscopy, Mercury, Metamorphic rocks, Mineral deposits, Mineral resources, Molybdenum, Neodymium, Nickel, Niobium, Petroleum, Phosphorus, Plutonic rocks, Potassium, Potassium-argon analysis, Praseodymium, Radiometric dating, Rhenium, Rocks and deposits, Rubidium, Rubidium-strontium analysis, Samarium, Scandium, Sedimentary rocks, Selenium, Silicon, Silver, Sodium, Stratigraphic sections, Strontium, Sulfur, Surficial geologic units, Tantalum, Tectonic processes, Tellurium, Terbium, Thallium, Thorium, Thulium, Tin, Titanium, Tungsten, Unconsolidated deposits, Uranium, Uranium-lead analysis, Uranium-thorium analysis, Vanadium, Volcanic rocks, X-ray fluorescence, Ytterbium, Yttrium, Zinc, Zirconium, Fault zones, Faults, Folds (geologic), Glacier features, Mine sites, Mineral deposit areas, Wells, Amphibolite, Diorite, Glacial drift, Granite, Granodiorite, Greenschist, Limestone, Marble, Metamorphic rock, Orthogneiss, Plutonic rock, Quartz diorite, Quartzite, Sedimentary rock, Unconsolidated material, Volcanic rock, ArcInfo interchange, DBF, FileMaker, GeoPackage, KML, Microsoft Excel format, Portable Document Format, Comma-delimited text, File geodatabase (Esri), Shapefile, Tab-delimited text, GeoscientificInformation

Geologic map of central (interior) Alaska

Geologic map and associated digital databases of central Alaska. Compilation and reinterpretation of previously published and unpublished mapping at 1:250,000 scale, with limited 1:125,000 and 1:63,360 scale mapping.

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Digital data for the geologic framework of the Alaska Peninsula, southwest Alaska, and the Alaska Peninsula Terrane

Geospatial data sets of the geology of the Alaska Peninsula, Alaska, including a geologic map and complete unit descriptions.

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Preliminary geologic map of the northeast Dillingham quadrangle (D-1, D-2, C-1, and C-2), Alaska

Map, report, and geospatial data on the geology of the northeastern part of the 1:250,000 scale Dillingham quadrangle, Alaska. Includes Ar40/39 radiometric ages, geologic unit descriptions, and correlation of map units.

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Preliminary integrated geologic map databases for the United States: Digital data for the reconnaissance geologic map of the Kodiak Islands, Alaska

The Kodiak Islands are located on the west side of the Gulf of Alaska and one of the largest areas of exposure of the flysch and melange of the Chugach terrane of southern Alaska.

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Preliminary integrated geologic map databases for the United States: Digital data for the reconnaissance bedrock geologic map for the northern Alaska peninsula area, southwest Alaska

Digital geologic map information with a consistent set of attributes, part of a national compilation of similar maps. Available in formats compatible with GIS.

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Preliminary integrated geologic map databases for the United States: Digital data for the reconnaissance geologic map of the lower Yukon River region, Alaska

Reconnaissance geologic map of the lower Yukon River region in southwest Alaska includes Quaternary surficial deposits on the delta plain and bedrock exposures in mountains within the delta plain and the uplands that border the delta plain.

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Preliminary integrated geologic map databases for the United States: Digital data for the reconnaissance geologic map of the western Aleutian Islands, Alaska

Digital geologic map information with a consistent set of attributes, part of a national compilation of similar maps. Available in formats compatible with GIS.

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Digital Data for the Reconnaissance Geologic Map for Prince William Sound and the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Geologic map compiled from existing sources without generalization, with new or revised data where available. Part of a statewide geologic map database effort in which the structure and content of the data is as consistent as is practical.

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Preliminary integrated geologic map databases for the United States: Digital data for the reconnaissance geologic map for the Kuskokwim Bay region of southwest Alaska

Digital geologic map information with a consistent set of attributes, part of a national compilation of similar maps. Available in formats compatible with GIS.

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Preliminary Geologic Map of the Cook Inlet Region, Alaska-- Including parts of the Talkeetna, Talkeetna Mountains, Tyonek, Anchorage, Lake Clark, Kenai, Seward, Iliamna, Seldovia, Mount Katmai, and Afognak 1:250,000-scale quadrangles

Digital geologic map information with a consistent set of attributes, part of a national compilation of similar maps. Available in formats compatible with GIS.

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Geologic map of the Cook Inlet region, Alaska, including parts of the Talkeetna, Talkeetna Mountains, Tyonek, Anchorage, Lake Clark, Kenai, Seward, Iliamna, Seldovia, Mount Katmai, and Afognak 1:250,000-scale quadrangles

The map updates a major geologic map of the Cook Inlet region published in 1976 incorporating new and additional mapping and interpretation. This map is also a revision of areas of overlap with the geologic map completed for central Alaska.

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Geology of the Prince William Sound and Kenai Peninsula region, Alaska

The region includes a significant part of one of the world’s largest accretionary complexes and a small part of the classic magmatic arc geology of the Alaska Peninsula. The map was compiled from existing mapping augmented by available new or revised data

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Reconnaissance geologic map of Kodiak Island and adjacent islands, Alaska

Contains one of the largest areas of exposure of the flysch and melange of the Chugach terrane of southern Alaska. This map and its associated digital files were compiled for use at a nominal scale of 1:500,000.

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Reconnaissance geologic map of the Kuskokwim Bay region, southwest Alaska

A geologic map constructed primarily from reconnaissance studies from the 1950s to 1990s. The rocks of the map area range from Proterozoic age metamorphic rocks of the Kanektok metamorphic complex to Quaternary age mafic volcanic rocks of Nunivak Island.

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Geologic framework of the Alaska Peninsula, southwest Alaska, and the Alaska Peninsula terrane

Describes the peninsula’s terrane, geologic structure, and map units in detail. The geologic map and stratigraphic terrane correlation chart are included here as PDFs. These are available in a separate report digitally at pubs.usgs.gov/bul/1969b/

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Geologic map of Alaska

Digital compilation and reinterpretation of published and unpublished geologic mapping of Alaska.

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Reconnaissance surficial geologic map of the Taylor Mountains quadrangle, southwestern Alaska

This map and accompanying digital files are the result of the interpretation of aerial photographs from the 1950s as well as more modern imagery. The area, long considered a part of Alaska that was largely not glaciated (see Karlstrom, 1964; Coulter and o

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Alaska geology revealed

<p class="p1">This map shows the generalized geology of Alaska, which helps us to understand where potential mineral deposits and energy resources might be found, define ecosystems, and ultimately, teach us about the earth history of the State. Rock units

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Geologic map of Alaska

Digital compilation and reinterpretation of published and unpublished geologic mapping of Alaska.

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Surficial geologic map of the Dillingham quadrangle, southwestern Alaska

<div>The geologic map of the Dillingham quadrangle in southwestern Alaska shows surficial unconsolidated deposits, many of which are alluvial or glacial in nature.&nbsp;The map area, part of Alaska that was largely not glaciated during the late Wisconsin

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Preliminary geologic map of the Greater Antilles and the Virgin Islands

A compilation of information from the literature, integrated to provide a seamless geologic map of the region. Two map sheets are included, a more general sheet showing the entire area and a more detailed sheet showing Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

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Geochemical and 40Ar/39Ar Analytical Data of Rocks from Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Major and trace element geochemical data and 40Ar/39Ar isotopic data and ages for rock samples collected during 2016 in this area. Data are provided in CSV format.

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Use of Landsat MSS and TM imagery to improve reconnaissance geologic mapping in the Ruby quadrangle, west-central Alaska: A section in <i>Geological studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1999</i>

By using Multispectral Scanner (MSS) and Thematic Mapper (TM) satellite images, the spatial relation of units JMtu (mafic, ultramafic, and sedimentary rocks, undivided) and PzZrqs (pelitic and quartzitic schist) of Wilson and others (1998) from the northe

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Preliminary integrated geologic map databases for the United States: Digital data for the reconnaissance geologic map of the Yukon-Koyukuk Basin, Alaska

Reconnaissance geologic map of the Yukon-Koyukuk basin, Alaska, which is a region characterized by isolated hilly areas and low mountain ranges, separated by broad alluviated interior and coastal lowlands.

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Map showing extent of glaciation in the Eagle quadrangle, east-central Alaska

This map covers the Eagle 1:250,000-scale quadrangle in the northeastern part of the Yukon-Tanana Upland in Alaska. It shows the extent of five major glacial advances, former glacial lakes, and present fragmented terrace deposits related to the advances.

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Legacy K/Ar and 40Ar/39Ar geochronologic data from the Alaska-Aleutian Range batholith of south-central Alaska

<p class="p1">Sample descriptions and analytical data for more than 200 K/Ar and <span class="s1"><sup>40</sup>Ar/<span class="s1"><sup>39</sup>Ar analyses from rocks of the Alaska-Aleutian Range batholith of south-central Alaska are reported here. Sample

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Bedrock geologic map of the 15' Sleetmute A-2 quadrangle, southwestern Alaska

Twelve unnamed, bedrock stratigraphic units are recognized within the Sleetmute A-2 1:63,360-scale quadrangle of southwestern Alaska. These units range in age from late(?) Proterozoic through Devonian and can be divided into two distinct facies belts: (1)

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Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF)

A database of mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences in Alaska compiled from published and unpublished sources from industry, U.S. Bureau of Mines, USGS, and other government and private sources. Data are provided in FileMaker, CSV, KML, Esri file geodatabase, and GeoPackage formats.

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U-Pb zircon data for: Cretaceous plutonic rocks of western Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Geochronologic analyses to determine the ages of the plutonic rocks in the Glacier Bay area. Five samples were dated by laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry U-Pb methods. These analyses contribute to understanding the geologic history of this area. Sample locations and characteristics, along with measured isotopic ratios and calculated ages are provided in CSV format.

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Preliminary integrated geologic map databases for the United States: Digital data for the geology of southeast Alaska

Digital geologic map information with a consistent set of attributes, part of a national compilation of similar maps. Available in formats compatible with GIS.

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Preliminary integrated geologic map databases for the United States: Digital data for the generalized bedrock geologic map, Yukon Flats region, east-central Alaska

Digital geologic map information with a consistent set of attributes, part of a national compilation of similar maps. Available in formats compatible with GIS.

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Preliminary Integrated Geologic Map Databases for the United States: Digital data for the geology of the southern Brooks Range, Alaska

Digital geologic map information with a consistent set of attributes, part of a national compilation of similar maps. Available in formats compatible with GIS.

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