Open AccessYucca Mountain tuffs
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/270773
Subject(s) - illite , chlorite , geology , diagenesis , clay minerals , kaolinite , geochemistry , mineralogy , mineral , chemistry , paleontology , quartz , organic chemistry
This is a compilation of petrographic slides detailing the microstructure and petrographic character of the tuff deposits associated with the Yucca Mountain radioactive waste repository. It describes crystal structures, clay alterations, and mineral associations. The paper contains a description of the petrographic thin-sections but contains no narrative or conclusions of what the slides suggest with regards to the facility
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