Geology of the Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Montana with Reference to Subsurface Disposal of Radioactive Wastes (open access)

Geology of the Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Montana with Reference to Subsurface Disposal of Radioactive Wastes

From introduction: This report on the geology of the Powder River Basin is one of a series of reports by the Geological Survey on sedimentary basins in the United States.
Date: February 1962
Creator: Beikman, Helen M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ground Water Test Well D, Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada (open access)

Ground Water Test Well D, Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada

Introduction: The U.S. Geological Survey is appraising the possibility, however slight, that the ground water beneath the Nevada Test Site, possibly contaminated by nuclear detonations, may carry radioactive fission products to places where they may constitute a public hazard.
Date: February 9, 1962
Creator: Thordarson, William; Garber, M. S. & Walker, George E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gamma-Radioactivity Investigations at the Nevada Test Site, Nye and Lincoln Counties, Nevada (open access)

Gamma-Radioactivity Investigations at the Nevada Test Site, Nye and Lincoln Counties, Nevada

From introduction: The general objectives of this Geological Survey were to study the geologic and geophysical studies of the effects of underground nuclear explosions under Rainier Mesa.
Date: February 1961
Creator: Bunker, Carl M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Test Holes Drilled in Support of Ground-Water Investigations, Project GNOME, Eddy County, New Mexico: Basic Data Report (open access)

Test Holes Drilled in Support of Ground-Water Investigations, Project GNOME, Eddy County, New Mexico: Basic Data Report

From abstract: This report presents details of two test holes which were drilled to determine ground-water conditions in the near vicinity of the nuclear shot point.
Date: February 1961
Creator: Cooper, James B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
X-ray Crystallographic Data for Minerals (open access)

X-ray Crystallographic Data for Minerals

The following report presents selected x-ray crystallographic data for approximately 300 minerals.
Date: February 1963
Creator: Robie, Richard A.; Bethke, Philip M.; Toulmin, Martha S. & Edwards, Jerry L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geologic Map and Sections of the Thirsty Canyon Southeast Quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada (open access)

Geologic Map and Sections of the Thirsty Canyon Southeast Quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada

The following report provides a geological map of sections of the Thirsty Canyon South East quadrangle of Nye County, Nevada.
Date: February 1965
Creator: Lipman, P. W.; Quinlivan, W. D.; Carr, W. J. & Anderson, R. E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Frequency of Earthquakes for Selected Areas in the Western United States for the Period 1945-59 (open access)

Frequency of Earthquakes for Selected Areas in the Western United States for the Period 1945-59

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.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Outline of the Geology of the U12b.10 Tunnel, Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada (open access)

Outline of the Geology of the U12b.10 Tunnel, Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada

This report briefly describes the geological data of the U12b.10 tunnel at the Nevada Test Site.
Date: February 27, 1963
Creator: Emerick, W. L.; Snyder, R. P. & Bowers, William E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lithologic Log of the U12g.06-U1 Core Drill Hole, Area 12, Nevada Test Site (open access)

Lithologic Log of the U12g.06-U1 Core Drill Hole, Area 12, Nevada Test Site

The following report presents the lithologic log of the description of the tuff penetrated by the U12g.06-U1 core drill hole located at the end of the U12g main tunnel at the Area 12, Nevada Test Site.
Date: February 15, 1965
Creator: Emerick, W. L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Calculation of Cavity Radius Using an Average Potential Energy Function (open access)

Calculation of Cavity Radius Using an Average Potential Energy Function

This report presents an equation used for calculating the radii of non-spherical cavities formed by underground nuclear explosions.
Date: February 5, 1968
Creator: Brethauer, G. E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geology and Geophysical Field Measurements for the Midi Mist Tunnel, Nevada Test Site, Nevada (open access)

Geology and Geophysical Field Measurements for the Midi Mist Tunnel, Nevada Test Site, Nevada

The following report summarizes the geological and geophysical studies made on the rocks of the Midi Mist site in the Area-12 tunnel complex of the Nevada Test Site. The data was needed to determine whether the rock met the technical criteria of the nuclear experiment.
Date: February 6, 1967
Creator: Carroll, Roger D.; Ege, John R.; Scott, J. H. & Cunningham, D. R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

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

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
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library