Geology, hydrology, and mineral resources of crystalline rock areas of the northeastern United States

Technical Report · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:6815150

Harrison, W; Edgar, D; Barosh, P; Ebel, J; Kuecher, G; Tisue, M; Tsai, S; Winters, M; Flower, M; Sood, M

This report, which includes a series of maps, is a compendium of the available information on several topics of importance in defining the geologic setting of crystalline rocks in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, northeastern New York (the Adirondack Mountains), Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, southeastern New York, northern New Jersey, and southeastern Pennsylvania. Crystalline rocks are defined herein as bodies of medium- to coarse-grained igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks. The study was undertaken to provide background information to assist in evaluating the geologic suitability of such rocks for isolating high-level radioactive waste. Topics covered include the geologic history of the region; patterns of earthquake occurrence, earthquake magnitudes and horizontal ground accelerations, crustal stress, regional fault domains, and Holocene faulting and vertical crustal movements; surface processes, anticipated climatic changes, and possible effects of renewed glaciation; landforms and surficial deposits; regional surface-water and ground-water hydrology; and the commercial potential of rock and mineral prospects and mines located within or near crystalline-rock complexes. 68 figures, 35 tables.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6815150
• Report Number(s): ANL/ES-136-Pt.1; ON: DE84013672
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
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IGNEOUS ROCKS
MAINE
MANAGEMENT
MASSACHUSETTS
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METAMORPHIC ROCKS
MINERAL RESOURCES
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
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PENNSYLVANIA
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RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RESOURCES
REVIEWS
RHODE ISLAND
ROCKS
SEISMICITY
SITE SELECTION
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VERMONT
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES