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Scientific Value of Coring the Proposed Southern Appalachian Research Drill Hole (1987) / Chapter Skim
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION
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... Recent improvement in prospects for funding for a national program of dedicated research drilling prompted the Continental Scientific Drilling Committee to suggest that highest priority be given to research drilling to test the thin-skinned tectonic thrusting model for the southern Appalachians (Continental Scientific Drilling Committee, 1984)
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... In contrast, cuttings from drill holes in crystalline rocks tend to be fine grained, and logging techniques in such terranes are not yet calibrated with the sophistication typical of petroleum exploration in sedimentary basins. The Continental Scientific Drilling Committee therefore recommends extensive coring as essential to achieving the scientific goals of the Southern Appalachian research project.
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... Such a resource would have lasting value and would, in fact, perhaps gain in value as more and more sophisticated analytical instruments are manufactured and as new geological insights are developed. Obtaining sufficient amounts of core to achieve the goals of each drilling project should be one of the highest priorities of the Continental Scientific Drilling Program.
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