Resistivity sounding investigation by the Schlumberger method in the Syncline Ridge area, Nevada Test Site, Nevada
A resistivity survey was made in the north-central sector of the Nevada Test Site (NTS) as part of an extensive search for suitable geologic environments to be used as repositories for radioactive waste products. The area of interest, identified herein as Syncline Ridge after a locally prominent structural feature, lies within the Tippipah Spring Quadrangle. The surficial geology generalized from Orkild (1963), mapped and inferred faults, resistivity sounding sites, borehole emplacements, and alinements of resistivity cross sections compiled from the interpreted sounding data are included. The intent of the survey was to determine the horizontal continuity and thickness of unit J of the Eleana Formation. Ten distinct lithologic units make up the Eleana Formation but only units G, H, I, and J of Mississippian age are found in the Syncline Ridge area. Because of its relative importance in this survey, unit J is shown as a separate entity, whereas the G, H, and I units have been grouped under the general heading of Eleana Formation.
- Research Organization:
- Geological Survey, Denver, CO (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EW-78-A-08-1543
- OSTI ID:
- 59615
- Report Number(s):
- USGS-OFR--80-466
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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