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Investigation of the principal lineament at the Idaho National Laboratory

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5988582
The principal linament, a feature visible in aerial photographs of the eastern Idaho Engineering Laboratory, was investigated to determine whether or not the lineament was the surface expression of a fault. The investigations included: (a) a vegetation survey; (b) direct-current resistivity and time-domain electromagnetic resistivity geophysical surveys to explore for subsurface offsets; (c) trenching to look for near-surface offset; (d) soil stratigraphy; (e) outcrop mapping. These investigations allowed the construction of a geologic/geophysical cross-section that extended from the grass roots to a depth of approximately 2.5 km. There was no evidence that the principal lineament is associated with either near-surface or deep faulting. The lineament is a surface phenonenon posing no hazard to the nuclear facilities on the INEL. 19 references, 7 figures, 4 tables.
Research Organization:
EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-76ID01570
OSTI ID:
5988582
Report Number(s):
EGG-NPR-6676; ON: DE85003194
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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