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Title: Magnetic investigations along selected high-resolution seismic traverses in the central block of Yucca Mountain, Nevada

Abstract

Ground magnetic data collected along several traverses across the central block of Yucca Mountain in southwest Nevada are interpreted. These data were collected as part of an effort to evaluate faulting in the vicinity of a potential nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain. Magnetic data and models along traverses across the central block of Yucca Mountain reveal anomalies associated with known faults and indicate a number of possible concealed faults beneath the eastern flank of Yucca Mountain. The central part of the eastern flank of Yucca Mountain is characterized by numerous small-amplitude anomalies that probably reflect small-scale faulting. Magnetic modeling of the terrain along the eastern flank of Yucca Mountain indicates that terrain induced magnetic anomalies of about 100 to 150 nT are present along some profiles where steep terrain exists above the magnetometer.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
314086
Report Number(s):
USGS-OFR-95-667
ON: DE99001684; TRN: 99:003232
DOE Contract Number:  
AI08-92NV10874
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
05 NUCLEAR FUELS; YUCCA MOUNTAIN; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; MAGNETIC SURVEYS; GEOLOGIC FAULTS; GEOLOGIC MODELS

Citation Formats

Ponce, D A, Sikora, R F, Roberts, C W, Morin, R L, and Halvorson, P F. Magnetic investigations along selected high-resolution seismic traverses in the central block of Yucca Mountain, Nevada. United States: N. p., 1995. Web. doi:10.2172/314086.
Ponce, D A, Sikora, R F, Roberts, C W, Morin, R L, & Halvorson, P F. Magnetic investigations along selected high-resolution seismic traverses in the central block of Yucca Mountain, Nevada. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/314086
Ponce, D A, Sikora, R F, Roberts, C W, Morin, R L, and Halvorson, P F. 1995. "Magnetic investigations along selected high-resolution seismic traverses in the central block of Yucca Mountain, Nevada". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/314086. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/314086.
@article{osti_314086,
title = {Magnetic investigations along selected high-resolution seismic traverses in the central block of Yucca Mountain, Nevada},
author = {Ponce, D A and Sikora, R F and Roberts, C W and Morin, R L and Halvorson, P F},
abstractNote = {Ground magnetic data collected along several traverses across the central block of Yucca Mountain in southwest Nevada are interpreted. These data were collected as part of an effort to evaluate faulting in the vicinity of a potential nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain. Magnetic data and models along traverses across the central block of Yucca Mountain reveal anomalies associated with known faults and indicate a number of possible concealed faults beneath the eastern flank of Yucca Mountain. The central part of the eastern flank of Yucca Mountain is characterized by numerous small-amplitude anomalies that probably reflect small-scale faulting. Magnetic modeling of the terrain along the eastern flank of Yucca Mountain indicates that terrain induced magnetic anomalies of about 100 to 150 nT are present along some profiles where steep terrain exists above the magnetometer.},
doi = {10.2172/314086},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/314086}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995},
month = {Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995}
}