Published 1990 | Version v1
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Geologic map of the surficial deposits of the Skull Mountain quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada

Creators

  • 1. Geological Survey, Denver, CO (USA)
  • 2. Fenix and Scisson, Inc., Mercury, NV (USA)

Description

The study of the surficial geology of the Skull Mountain quadrangle was undertaken in order to locate faults that displace Quaternary deposits in this part of the Yucca Mountain region. Work was done in cooperation with the US Department of Energy, Nevada Nuclear Waste Storage Investigations Project, and is part of an evaluation of a potential radioactive waste repository at Yucca Mountain, approximately 20 km to the west. Other areas included in the study of the surficial geology of the region are shown in the index. 11 refs

Availability note (English)

USGS-OFR, USGS Open File Service, Box 25425, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
13 p.
Report number
USGS/MAP/I--1972

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
22023789
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; S58: GEOSCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS; GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS; GEOLOGIC FAULTS; GEOLOGIC SURVEYS; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; MAPS; NEVADA; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; YUCCA MOUNTAIN
Descriptors DEC
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; GEOLOGIC FRACTURES; GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; MOUNTAINS; NORTH AMERICA; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; USA; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract AI08-78ET44802