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
Technical Concept-Operation Henre (open access)

Technical Concept-Operation Henre

From Introduction: "As a result of research accomplished during Operation BREN in 1962, it has been proposed that a monoenergetic point neutron source be constructed and operated on the same tower. The field experiment which would be conducted at this time has been designated as Operation HENRE (High Energy Neutron Reactions Experiment)."
Date: February 1965
Creator: Haywood, F. F. & Auxier, J. A.
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

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
Final Report: Geological, Geophysical, Chemical, and Hydrological Investigations of the Sand Springs Range, Fairview Valley, and Fourmile Flat, Churchill County, Nevada (open access)

Final Report: Geological, Geophysical, Chemical, and Hydrological Investigations of the Sand Springs Range, Fairview Valley, and Fourmile Flat, Churchill County, Nevada

Report on an evaluation of the Sand Springs Range as a possible location for an underground nuclear study (Shoal Event). Various tests to determine the site's suitability included aerial photography and mapping of the area through various means; drilling and bulldozing to conduct mineralogical and other physical evaluations; gravity, aeromagnetic, and refraction surveys; and studies related to the hydrology of the location and surrounding areas.
Date: April 26, 1965
Creator: Nevada. Bureau of Mines.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Plates 1-12: Final Report: Geological, Geophysical, Chemical, and Hydrological Investigations of the Sand Springs Range, Fairview Valley, and Fourmile Flat, Churchill County, Nevada

Plates documenting results of some tests performed during the site evaluation of the Sand Springs Range including aerial photography, various types of mapping and surveying of the physical and hydrological aspects of the location, and other supplementary materials.
Date: April 26, 1965
Creator: Nevada. Bureau of Mines.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library
Plates To Accompany Final Report Of Geological, Geophysical, Chemical, And Hydrological Investigations Of The Sand Springs Range, Fairview Valley, And Fourmile Flat, Churchill County, Nevada (open access)

Plates To Accompany Final Report Of Geological, Geophysical, Chemical, And Hydrological Investigations Of The Sand Springs Range, Fairview Valley, And Fourmile Flat, Churchill County, Nevada

The following documents are aseries of plates to accompany the final report of "Geological, Geophysical, Chemical, and Hydrological Investigations of the Sand Springs Range, Fairview Valley, and Fourmile Flat, Churchill County, Nevada".
Date: 1965
Creator: Nevada. Bureau of Mines.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Project Dugout: Technical Director's Summary Report (open access)

Project Dugout: Technical Director's Summary Report

From abstract: Project Dugout was a chemical explosive row charge cratering experiment in hard rock conducted at the AEC Nevada Test Site as part of the Plowshare Program for development of nuclear excavation technology.
Date: May 10, 1965
Creator: Nordyke, M. D.; Terhune, R. W.; Rohrer, R. F.; Cauthen, L. J. & Spruill, J. L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Project Sulky: Preshot Geologic Investigations (open access)

Project Sulky: Preshot Geologic Investigations

From abstract: A comprehensive geologic and engineering investigation was undertaken at the site on Buckboard Mesa selected for the SULKY event, a nuclear cratering experiment, conducted in dry basalt.
Date: August 4, 1965
Creator: Nugent, R. C. & Banks, D. C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geologic Map of the Thirsty Canyon Quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada (open access)

Geologic Map of the Thirsty Canyon Quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada

The following report provides a geologic map of the Thirsty Canyon quadrangle in Nye county, Nevada.
Date: June 4, 1965
Creator: O'Connor, J. T.; Anderson, R. E. & Lipman, P. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Geologic map of the Thirsty Canyon quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada

A geologic map of the Thirsty Canyon Quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada.
Date: June 1965
Creator: O'Connor, J. T.; Anderson, R. Ernest & Lipman, Peter W.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geologic Map of the Quartet Dome Quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada (open access)

Geologic Map of the Quartet Dome Quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada

The following report provides a geological map of the Quartet Dome quadrangle in Nye county, Nevada.
Date: April 16, 1965
Creator: Sargent, K. A.; Luft, S. J.; Gibbons, A. B. & Hoover, D. L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Geologic map of the Quartet Dome quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada

a geologic map of the Quartet Dome quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada
Date: April 1965
Creator: Sargent, Kenneth A.; Luft, Stanley Jeremie; Gibbons, Anthony B. & Hoover, D. L.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library
Perched Ground Water in Zeolitized-Bedded Tuff, Rainier Mesa and Vicinity, Nevada Test Site, Nevada (open access)

Perched Ground Water in Zeolitized-Bedded Tuff, Rainier Mesa and Vicinity, Nevada Test Site, Nevada

Introduction: This report describes the occurrence, movement, and discharge of perched ground water in tuffaceous rocks that cap and underlie Rainier Mesa -- the site of the first series of underground nuclear detonations made by the Atomic Energy Commission at the Nevada Test Site.
Date: 1965
Creator: Thordarson, William
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Close-in Air Blast from a Row Charge in Basalt (open access)

Close-in Air Blast from a Row Charge in Basalt

From abstract: Close-in air blast measurements were made on the Dugout shot. Major constituents of the blast wave were the ground-shock-induced pulse and the pulse from venting gases. The ground-shock-induced pulse was the dominant one at all stations.
Date: August 4, 1965
Creator: Vortman, Luke J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Records of Wells and Test Holes Drilled at the Nevada Test Site and Vicinity Since 1960 (open access)

Records of Wells and Test Holes Drilled at the Nevada Test Site and Vicinity Since 1960

From introduction: "This report was compiled to bring together the well data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey since 1960. This compilation includes data on 63 wells and test holes which were drilled since the Moore reports were prepared, or which were deepened or otherwise modified since 1960."
Date: April 21, 1965
Creator: Young, Richard A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library