Summary of petrographic and chemical data for Palo Duro Basin samples examined by Bendix Field Engineering Corporation, Grand Junction, Colorado, as of April 29, 1983
Bendix Field Engineering Corporation performed petrographic and chemical analyses on selected samples from the Palo Duro Basin, Texas. Permian bedded salt in the basin is being evaluated as a candidate nuclear waste repository site. This report summarizes procedures, petrographic data, chemical data, and trends in these data. A total of 38 Unit 4 and Unit 5 salt samples from the Permian Lower San Andres Formation have been examined; in addition, 14 samples from outside the candidate salt horizons were analyzed. Petrographic data were gathered from thin-section analyses, bulk-rock x-ray diffraction, and clay-mineral analyses. Chemical data were derived from analyses of the water-soluble fraction. Samples from outside the salt horizons were also analyzed for whole-rock chemistry. 6 references, 5 figures, 3 tables.
- Research Organization:
- Bendix Field Engineering Corp., Grand Junction, CO (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830; AC02-83CH10140
- OSTI ID:
- 6520754
- Report Number(s):
- BMI/ONWI-540; ON: DE85000382
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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