Mineralogy, petrology and whole-rock chemistry of selected mechanical test samples of Yucca Mountain tuffs; Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project

Technical Report · Sat Nov 30 23:00:00 EST 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/138288· OSTI ID:138288

Connolly, J R ^[1]

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1. New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Petrologic, bulk chemical and mineralogic data are presented for 19 samples of tuffaceous rocks from core holes UE-25a{number_sign}1, USW G-1, USW GU-3, and USW G-4 at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The suite of samples contains a wide variety of petrologic types, including zeolitized, glassy, and devitrified tuffs. Data include hand sample and thin section descriptions (with modal analyses for which uncertainties are estimated), and major element analyses with uncertainty estimates. No uncertainties were estimated for qualitative mineral identifications by X-ray diffraction. 5 refs., 1 fig., 4 tabs.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States); New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 138288
• Report Number(s): SAND--90-7058; ON: DE92007166
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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