Carver, G.A, Bemis, S.P., Solie, D.N., and Obermiller, K.E., 200811, Active and potentially active faults in or near the Alaska Highway corridor, Delta Junction to Dot Lake, Alaska: Preliminary Interpretive Report PIR 2008-3D, State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, Alaska - USA.Online Links:
Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.0005
Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.0005
Planar coordinates are specified in meters
The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1927.
The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.
The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.4.
The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.978698.
Name of the trench, core site or profile
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| Minimum: | 63.6067 |
| Maximum: | 63.8421 |
| Units: | degrees |
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| Minimum: | -145.4560 |
| Maximum: | -143.9254 |
| Units: | degrees |
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| Minimum: | 351570 |
| Maximum: | 638523 |
| Units: | meters |
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| Minimum: | 7057887 |
| Maximum: | 7080146 |
| Units: | meters |
| Range of values | |
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| Minimum: | 6 |
| Maximum: | 7 |
| Units: | zone |
1:63,360 USGS quadrangle in the Mount Hayes or Tanacross quadrangles.
Name of the trench, core site or profile
Unique sample number given to each radiocarbon sample analyzed.
Description of location of each sample based on trench log.
Type of carbon analyzed (ie, detrital charcoal, peaty material, wood, charcoal).
Paleoseismic event or timing constrained by age date.
Unique sample identifying numbers, preceded by "Beta" (eg, Beta-235569)
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| Minimum: | 10 |
| Maximum: | 8690 |
| Units: | years |
| Range of values | |
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| Minimum: | -28.2 |
| Maximum: | -23.5 |
| Units: | 0/00 |
| Range of values | |
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| Minimum: | 0 |
| Maximum: | 12,870 |
| Units: | years |
This research was supported by 2005 and 2006 Alaska State Capital Improvement Projects funding. Additional Acknowledgments: Ray J. Weldon (University of Oregon) for reviews of the Billy Creek, Canteen, and Dot "T" Johnson I and II trenches; Peter Haeussler (USGS) and Gordon Seitz (San Diego State University) for reviews of the Sears Creek trench. Valuable discussions with Richard D. Reger (Reger Geologic Consulting), Robert F. Swenson (ADGGS Director and State Geologist), and Rodney A. Combellick (ADGGS Deputy Director) are also acknowledged. The report was reviewed by Richard D. Reger.
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This report is a part of ADGGS's Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Geology and Geohazards project. The study was done in anticipation of the proposed natural gas pipeline along the Alaska Highway corridor. Recognition of potentially active faults is an important factor in design engineering of infrastructure.
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Bemis, S.P., 2004, Neotectonic framework of the north-central Alaska Range foothills: University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK.
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Reger, R.D., Stevens, D.S.P., and Solie, D.N., 2008, Surficial-geologic map of the Alaska Highway corridor, Delta Junction to Dot Lake, Alaska: Preliminary Interpretive Report PIR 2008-3a, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, AK.
Data sources used in this process:
Reger, R.D., Stevens, D.S.P., and Solie, D.N., 2008, Surficial-geologic map, Alaska Highway Corridor, Delta Junction to Dot Lake, Alaska: Preliminary Interpretive Report PIR 2008-3a, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks AK.
Reger, R.D., and Solie, D.N., 2008, Engineering-geologic map, Alaska Highway Corriodor, Delta Junction to Dot Lake, Alaska: Preliminary Interpretive Report PIR 2008-3b, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks AK.
Locations of trenches, core sites and profiles are given for the approximate mid-point of each feature. The radiocarbon samples were carefully extracted from trench walls and cores to minimize contamination. Samples were stored in the field in aluminum foil packets which were placed in labeled plastic bags after air-drying, and the dry samples transferred to labeled glass vials once they were out of the field. Before being sent to the laboratory for analyses, each sample was inspected through a binocular microscope, picked clean of mineral debris, and for some samples, individual plant macrofossils or charcoal grains were separated for analysis. Beta Analytic Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory in Miami Florida performed the radiocarbon age analyses on the 14C samples. Samples were pretreated using the acid/alkali/acid standard pretreatment protocol. All analysis was done using AMS methods and included 13C corrections. Quoted errors for laboratory ages represent 1 standard deviation statistics (68% probability) and are based on combined measurements of the sample, background, and modern reference standards. Measured 13C/12C ratios were calculated relative to the PDB-1 international standard and the radiocarbon years before present ("Lab Age") were normalized to -25 per mil.
Laboratory ages were then calibrated using the OxCal v4.0 calibration program and the IntCal 04 calibration curve. All calibrated ages are reported as calibrated 2 sigma ranges before present (cal BP). The data in Appendix 1 report the method used, material type, paleoseismic significance, sample and lab numbers, lab age, 13C/12C ratios, and two-sigma calendar calibration result for each of the 20 radiocarbon samples. References for the calibration methods, as reported by Beta Analytic Inc. are: Stuiver, M., and van der Plicht, H., Radiocarbon, 1998, vol. 40, no. 3, p. xii-xiii. Stuiver, M. and others, Radiocarbon, 1998, vol. 40, no. 3, p. 1041-1083. Talma, A.S. and Vogel, J.C., Radiocarbon, 1993, vol. 35, no. 2, p. 317-322.
Locations of points recorded in the table were recorded using a Garmin GPS model 76CSx with a horizontal error of 4 meters or less. The locations are for approximate mid-point of each trench. Individual radiocarbon age samples in Apppendix 1 are referred to their respective trenches and core sites whose locations are listed in Table 1. The actual location of each radiocarbon sample within the trench or core is shown in the trench logs and core logs in the figures of this report. Locations shown on the logs were determined using a metric tape, measuring distances from defined origins, to half-centimeter accuracy.
This dataset includes 18 of the 23 carbon samples that were submitted from this project to Beta Analytic Inc. after the 2007 field season. Of the 23 submitted, three did not have sufficient carbon material to date and the analyses were cancelled. The two unreported samples, from the Billy Creek Trench, yielded results with modern 14C signatures. These samples, both from within a half meter from the surface, are interpreted as being the result of recent localized animal activity and thus not representative.
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