Published 1989 | Version v1
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Surficial geologic map of the Specter Range NW quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada

Creators

Description

The study of the surficial geology of the Specter Range NW quadrangle was undertaken in order to locate faults that displace Quaternary deposits in the Yucca Mountain region. Work was done in cooperation with the US Department of Energy, Nevada Nuclear Waste Storage Investigations Project, as part of an evaluation of a potential high-level radioactive waste repository at Yucca Mountain, approximately 35 km to the northwest. This report contains a map. 9 refs

Availability note (English)

INIS; US Geological Survey, Map Distribution, Federal Center, Box 25286, Denver, CO 80225.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
13 p.
Series
Miscellaneous investigations series.
Report number
USGS/MAP/I--1884

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
22015797
Subject category
S58: GEOSCIENCES; S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
GEOLOGIC FAULTS; GEOLOGIC SURVEYS; GEOLOGY; MAPS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; TOPOGRAPHY; YUCCA MOUNTAIN
Descriptors DEC
GEOLOGIC FRACTURES; GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES; MANAGEMENT; MOUNTAINS; STORAGE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE STORAGE

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract AI08-78ET44802