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SUBSURFACE GEOLOGY OF THE HANFORD SEPARATION AREAS

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4201428
Five geologic units are known beneath the region in which Hanford's chemical processing plants are located. In ascending order these include the Columbia River basalts and the interbeds of the Ellensburg formation in the upper part of the basalt series, the Ringold formation, Palouse soil, and a thick deposit of fluviatile and glaciofluviatile sediments. (W.L.H.)
Research Organization:
General Electric Co. Hanford Atomic Products Operation, Richland, Wash.
DOE Contract Number:
AT(45-1)-1350
NSA Number:
NSA-14-007622
OSTI ID:
4201428
Report Number(s):
HW-61780
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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