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Index to published geologic maps in the region around the potential Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository site, southern Nye County, Nevada

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:59679

Yucca Mountain, located in southern Nye County, Nevada is currently being investigated as a potential site for an underground high-level radioactive waste repository. The series of index maps presented in this report provide an up-to-date reference of published geologic maps covering the Candidate Area. The published maps range in scale from 1:1200 through 1:700,000 and includes maps published by the USGS, state and commercial organizations, universities, and professional societies. USGS open-file maps also are shown, but no attempt is made to include open-file material of other organizations. Ph.D dissertations pertaining to the area are not shown on the maps but are listed in Appendix A.

Research Organization:
Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AI08-78ET44802
OSTI ID:
59679
Report Number(s):
USGS-OFR--84-524; ON: DE85000260
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English