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Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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FIELD, GEOCHRONOLOGIC, AND GEOCHEMICAL CONSTRAINTS ON LATE PRECAMBRIAN TO EARLY PALEOZOIC TERRANE ACCRETION IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE, Emma A. Larkin

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Dating Deformation in the Palmer Zone of Transpression, Central Massachusetts: Temporal Constraints on Models for Progressive Deformation in the Middle Crust, James K. McCulla

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Use and Evaluation of LiDAR for Mapping Sinkholes in Royal Spring Groundwater Basin, Fidele Nsonguh Tibouo

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Development of a Semi-Automated Methodology for Discriminating Between Natural and Manmade Seismic Events Using the OIINK Seismic Array, Paul Rodriguez Asihama

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STRATIGRAPHIC, GEOCHEMICAL, AND WELL LOG ANALYSIS OF THE WOLFCAMP-D UNCONVENTIONAL PLAY IN THE CENTRAL MIDLAND BASIN, TEXAS, Patrick Thomas Ryan

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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FINDING MARS PALEOPOLES FROM MAGNETIZATION EDGE EFFECTS TO DETERMINE THE HISTORY OF MARS’ CORE DYNAMO, Melissa Lynn Ditty

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SUBSURFACE GEOLOGICAL ANALYSES OF THE BEREA PETROLEUM SYSTEM IN EASTERN KENTUCKY, Julie Floyd

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The Environmental Effects of Coal Fires, Trent Garrison

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ASSESSING THE RELATIVE MOBILITY OF SUBMARINE LANDSLIDES FROM DEPOSIT MORPHOLOGY AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: AN EXAMPLE FROM KUMANO BASIN, NANKAI TROUGH, OFFSHORE JAPAN, Zachary T. Moore

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DYNAMIC SURFACE WATER-GROUNDWATER EXCHANGE IN TIDAL FRESHWATER ZONES: INSIGHTS FROM THE CHRISTINA RIVER BASIN (DELAWARE, USA), Cole T. Musial

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Fluvial Responses to Growth Faulting in the West Pearl River, Louisiana, Stephen A. Prosser

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BEDROCK GEOLOGIC MAPPING AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE WESTERN HALF OF THE PETERSHAM QUADRANGLE, CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS: FURTHER TESTS OF THE MODEL FOR MIDDLE TO LATE PALEOZOIC DUCTILE TRANSPRESSION, VERTICAL EXTRUSION, AND LATERAL ESCAPE IN THE NORTHERN APPALACHIANS, Lucas P. Rohrer

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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INSTRUMENT CORRECTION AND DYNAMIC SITE PROFILE VALIDATION AT THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES SEISMIC OBSERVATORY, NEW MADRID SEISMIC ZONE, Clayton M.J. Brengman

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LATE QUATERNARY CRUSTAL DEFORMATION AT THE APEX OF THE MOUNT MCKINLEY RESTRAINING BEND OF THE DENALI FAULT, ALASKA, Corey A. Burkett

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PALEOSEISMIC AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE HINES CREEK FAULT: DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, ALASKA, Sara E. Federschmidt

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A Petrographic Characterization of the Leatherwood Coal Bed in Eastern Kentucky, Michelle N. Johnston

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AGE OF THE WALDEN CREEK GROUP, WESTERN BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE: RESOLVING A DECADES-OLD CONTROVERSY VIA DETRITAL MINERAL GEOCHRONOLOGY AND SEDIMENTARY PROVENANCE ANALYSIS, Evan A. Kelly

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THE NATURE AND ORIGIN OF CYCLICITY IN THE CLEVELAND MEMBER OF THE OHIO SHALE (UPPER DEVONIAN), NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY, U.S.A., Alice C. O'Bryan

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SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY OF EARTHQUAKE HAZARD MITIGATION IN THE NEW MADRID SEISMIC ZONE, Alice M. Orton

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APPLICATION OF THE KALMAN FILTER ON FULL TENSOR GRAVITY GRADIOMETRY DATA AROUND THE VINTON SALT DOME, LOUISIANA, Mahnaz Sepehrmanesh

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GEOLOGY OF THE WEST HALF OF THE COVE CREEK GAP QUADRANGLE AND ADJACENT AREAS, WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: INSIGHTS INTO EASTERN GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS TECTONOMETAMORPHISM, Daniel F. Spaulding

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Determining Hillslope Diffusion Rates in a Boreal Forest: Quaternary Fluvial Terraces in the Nenana River Valley, Central Alaska Range, Laurel Anne Walker

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Holocene Sedimentary Responses to Growth Faulting in a Back-Barrier Setting: East Matagorda Peninsula, Texas, Phillip Wolfe

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TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MACONDO 252 SIGNATURES IN GULF OF MEXICO SHELF AND SLOPE SEDIMENTS, Olivia P. Woodruff

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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SHEAR-WAVE IMAGING AND BIREFRINGENCE IN A COMPLEX NEAR-SURFACE GEOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT, Ali Z. Almayahi