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Mineral facilities of Latin America and the Caribbean
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This dataset presents information about facilities relating to the mineral industries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Facilities include mines, mineral processing... -
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South America Province Boundaries, 1999 (prv6ag)
Department of the Interior —
South America is part of Region 6 (Central and South America) for the World Energy Assessment. South America was divided into 107 geologic provinces as background for... -
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South America Geologic Map (geo6ag)
Department of the Interior —
South America is part of Region 6 (Central and South America) for the World Energy Assessment. The geologic map of South America was digitized so that we could use... -
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Plots of Wind Patterns for the World’s Volcanoes
Department of the Interior —
This product includes rose diagrams and tables of wind patterns at volcanoes listed in the Smithsonian Institution’s Volcanoes of the World Database. At each volcano,... -
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Global compilation of published gas hydrate-related bottom simulating reflections
Department of the Interior —
Bottom simulating reflections (BSRs) are seismic features that are imaged in marine sediments using high-energy, impulsive seismic sources such as air guns or... -
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USGS Interactive Coal Map of South America
Department of the Interior —
As a result of a Latin American Coal Assessment, the USGS published the first Coal Map of South America (Weaver and Wood, 1994) and developed a cooperative inter-... -
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Maximum considered earthquake geometric mean peak ground acceleration (MCEG)
Department of the Interior —
A seismic hazard model for South America, based on a smoothed (gridded) seismicity model, a subduction model, a crustal fault model, and a ground motion model, has... -
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Yale stocks and flows database (YSTAFDB) describing anthropogenic materials cycles, recycling, and criticality for 102 materials on spatial scales ranging from suburbs to global and timescales from the early 1800s to circa 2013
Department of the Interior —
This data release presents the Yale stocks and flows database (YSTAFDB). Its data describe the use of 102 materials from the early 1800s to circa 2013 through... -
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Peak ground acceleration with a 50% probability of exceedance in 50 years
Department of the Interior —
A seismic hazard model for South America, based on a smoothed (gridded) seismicity model, a subduction model, a crustal fault model, and a ground motion model, has... -
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Ground motion models
Department of the Interior —
A seismic hazard model for South America, based on a smoothed (gridded) seismicity model, a subduction model, a crustal fault model, and a ground motion model, has... -
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Mineral exploration sites of Latin America and the Caribbean
Department of the Interior —
This dataset presents information about exploration sites relating to the mineral industries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Exploration sites include sites in... -
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0.2-second spectral response acceleration (5% of critical damping) with a 50% probability of exceedance in 50 years
Department of the Interior —
A seismic hazard model for South America, based on a smoothed (gridded) seismicity model, a subduction model, a crustal fault model, and a ground motion model, has... -
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Porphyry copper deposits and prospects in the Andes Mountains of South America
Department of the Interior —
The Andes Mountains of South America host significant porphyry copper deposits. The region is the major global source of copper and an area of active mining,... -
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Comparison with the 1999 Global Seismic Hazard Assessment (GSHAP) model
Department of the Interior —
A comparison of the 2017 USGS South America seismic hazard model and the 2010 USGS South America seismic hazard model was made to see how the models differ. The... -
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Gridded earthquake rates (a-grids)
Department of the Interior —
A seismic hazard model for South America, based on a smoothed (gridded) seismicity model, a subduction model, a crustal fault model, and a ground motion model, has... -
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Crustal faults used in the 2017 USGS seismic hazard model for South America
Department of the Interior —
A seismic hazard model for South America, based on a smoothed (gridded) seismicity model, a subduction model, a crustal fault model, and a ground motion model, has... -
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0.2-second spectral response acceleration (5% of critical damping) with a 10% probability of exceedance in 50 years
Department of the Interior —
A seismic hazard model for South America, based on a smoothed (gridded) seismicity model, a subduction model, a crustal fault model, and a ground motion model, has... -
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Peak ground acceleration with a 2% probability of exceedance in 50 years
Department of the Interior —
A seismic hazard model for South America, based on a smoothed (gridded) seismicity model, a subduction model, a crustal fault model, and a ground motion model, has... -
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Seismicity catalogs used in the 2017 USGS seismic hazard model for South America
Department of the Interior —
A seismic hazard model for South America, based on a smoothed (gridded) seismicity model, a subduction model, a crustal fault model, and a ground motion model, has... -
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Chance of moderate (MMI = VII) damaging earthquake shaking in 100 years
Department of the Interior —
This data set portrays the spatial potential for damaging earthquake ground shaking quantified as moderate (MMI = VII) in 100 years. The maps and data are based on...