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Chemistry and Movement of Ground Water, Nevada Test Site

Description: Introduction: The chemical character of ground water depends to a large degree upon the character of the rock formations through which the water moves. The composition of the water is the result of several solutional and decompositional processes.
Date: May 20, 1964
Creator: Schoff, Stuart L. & Moore, John E.
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Engineering Geology of the Proposed Nuclear Power Plant Site on Bodega Head, Sonoma County, California

Description: From abstract: "This report summarizes the geology of a shaft excavated for the proposed nuclear reactor and discusses geologic features on Bodega Head and on Point Reyes peninsula that relate to geologic aspects of earthquake-resistant design."
Date: December 1963
Creator: Schlocker, Julius & Bonilla, Manuel G.
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Frequency of Earthquakes for Selected Areas in the Western United States for the Period 1945-59

Description: The following report covers earthquake frequency data for the period 1945-59 for the states of California, Nevada, Washington, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. Additionally, it presents earthquake-frequency data for 100-mile square areas in California, Nevada, Washington, and Montana-Wyoming.
Date: February 1961
Creator: Twenhofel, W. S.; Black, R. A. & Balsinger, D. F.
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Gamma-Radioactivity Investigations at the Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada: Interim Report, February 1960 to July 1961

Description: Abstract: As a part of continuous geologic and geophysical investigations at the Nevada Test Site, gamma-radioactivity measurements are being made in tunnels and drill holes to determine semiquantitatively the natural gamma radioactivity of geologic formations and the distribution of nuclear-explosion-produced radioisotopes.
Date: October 1962
Creator: Bunker, Carl M. & Shutler, Marvin D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Gamma-Radioactivity Investigations Related to Waste Disposal, Jackass Flats, Nevada Test Site

Description: From introduction: Under the general supervision of the Health Division of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, the U.S. Geological Survey is participating in geologic and hydrologic studies of the tile field constructed in Jackass Flats in the southwestern part of the Nevada Test Site as related to waste disposal, M. D. Shutler rendered valuable assistance in obtaining and evaluating portions of the data in this report. These investigations were done on behalf of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commis… more
Date: September 1962
Creator: Bunker, C. M. & Bradley, W. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geologic and Seismic Investigations of Proposed Nuclear Power Plant Site on Bodega Head, Sonoma County, California

Description: The following report covers the study of the site adjacent to Campbell Cove on Bodega Head, Sonoma County, California, focusing on questions such as: 1) its position relative to the San Andreas fault zone; 2) the possibility that minor faults, related to the San Andreas fault, might actually pass through the site; and 3) the seismic hazards posed by the nearby San Andreas fault zone.
Date: September 1963
Creator: Eaton, Jerry P.; Schlocker, Julius; Bonilla, Manuel G. & Clebsch, Alfred, Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geologic Investigations in Support of Project Chariot in the Vicinity of Cape Thompson, Northwestern Alaska: Preliminary Report

Description: From abstract: This report describes the Chariot test at Ogotoruk Creek that is topographically and geologically well-situated for the construction of an experimental deep-water excavation as proposed by the AEC.
Date: January 1960
Creator: Kachadoorian, Reuben; Campbell, Russell H.; Moore, G. W.; Cole, J. Y.; Lachenbruch, Arthur H.; Greene, Gordon W. et al.
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Geologic Investigations in Support of Project Chariot, Phase 3, in the Vicinity of Cape Thompson, Northwestern Alaska: Preliminary Report

Description: From introduction: This report details the results of geologic investigations in support of Project Chariot.
Date: January 1961
Creator: Kachadoorian, Reuben; Campbell, Russell H.; Moore, George W.; Scholl, David W.; Lachenbruch, Arthur H.; Greene, Gordon W. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geologic Investigations of Radioactive Deposits, 1942-1960 : A Bibliography of U.S. Geological Survey Publications on the Geology of Radioactive Deposits

Description: The following report is the last in a series of periodic reports covering investigations made by the U.S. Geological Survey on behalf of the Divisions of Raw Materials and Research of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. The following is a bibliography of Geological Survey publications stemming from investigations on radioactive materials and deposits since 1942.
Date: January 1961
Creator: Brown, Andrew
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Geologic map and sections of the Thirsty Canyon SE quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada

Description: Preliminary 16 x 7.5 minute map of the Thirsty Canyon quadrangle, showing geology, roads, drainage, meridians and parallels, triangulation stations, and air-photo centers and wing points.
Date: February 1965
Creator: Lipman, Peter W.; Quinlivan, W. D.; Carr, Wilfred James & Anderson, R. Ernest
Location: None
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