Geology and salt deposits of the Michigan Basin

Technical Report · Thu Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1976

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7123545· OSTI ID:7123545

Johnson, K. S.; Gonzales, S.

The Silurian-age Salina salt, one of the greatest deposits of bedded rock salt in the world, underlies most of the Michigan basin and parts of the Appalachian basin in Ohio. Pennsylvania, New York, and West Virginia. Interest in this salt deposit has increased in recent years because there may be one or more areas where it could be used safely as a repository for the underground storage of high-level radioactive wastes. The general geology of the Michigan basin is summarized and the major salt deposits are described in the hope that these data will be useful in determining whether there are any areas in the basin that are sufficiently promising to warrant further detailed study. Distribution of the important salt deposits in the basin is limited to the Southern Peninsula of Michigan.

• Research Organization: TRW, Inc., McLean, VA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 7123545
• Report Number(s): Y/OWI/SUB-4494/2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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