Stratigraphy and structure of the Rainier and USGS tunnel areas, Nevada test site / by W.R. Hansen, R.W. Lemke, J.M. Cattermole, and A.B. Gibbons.
| Author/creator | Hansen, Wallace R., 1920- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : United States Government Printing Office, 1963. |
| Description | vi, 49 pages, 6 folded leaves of plates (in pocket) : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 29 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Lemke, Richard W. (Richard Walter), 1913-2003, author. |
| Other author/creator | Cattermole, J. Mark (John Mark), 1908- author. |
| Other author/creator | Gibbons, Anthony B., author. |
| Other author/creator | Geological Survey (U.S.) issuing body. |
| Other author/creator | U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. |
| Series | Geologic investigations related to nuclear explosions Geological Survey professional paper 382-A Geologic investigations related to nuclear explosions. UNAUTHORIZED Geological Survey professional paper ; 382-A. ^A16492 |
| Contents | Foreword -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Fieldwork -- Acknowledgments -- Physiographic setting -- Stratigraphy -- Nevada formation of Devonian age -- Engineering characteristics -- Oak Spring formation of Tertiary age -- General character and origin -- Subdivisions of the Oak Spring formation -- Unit 1 -- Unit 2 -- Unit 3 -- Unit 4 -- Unit 5 -- Unit 6 -- Unit 7 -- Unit 8 -- Additional notes on the tuffs of the USGS Tunnel area -- Engineering characteristics of the Oak Spring formation -- Rocks of class 1 -- Rocks of class 2 -- Rocks of class 3 -- Surficial deposits -- Geologic structure -- Structural setting -- Structure of the Rainier Tunnel area -- Folds -- Origin of folds and tectonic significance -- Faults -- Joints -- Structure of the USGS Tunnel area -- References cited -- Index. |
| Local note | Joyner- FOR JOYNER LIBRARY HOLDINGS OF THE SERIES, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER, SEARCH BY CALL NUMBER QE75 .P9. |
| General note | "Prepared on behalf of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Hansen, Wallace R., 1920-. Stratigraphy and structure of the Rainier and USGS tunnel areas, Nevada test site |
| LCCN | 72605562 |
| Govt. docs number | I 19.16:382-A |
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