Laboratory testing of salt samples for water content/loss of weight on heating, thermal fracture, insoluble residue, and clay and bulk mineralogy: Revision 1

Technical Report · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7152605· OSTI ID:7152605

Owen, L B; Schwendiman, L

This report presents the results of laboratory testing on salt samples from the Palo Duro Basin of the Texas Panhandle. Laboratory specimens were tested to determine water content by loss of weight on heating, temperature of thermal fracture, the amount of insoluble residue, and clay and bulk mineralogy. 7 refs., 3 figs., 8 tabs.

• Research Organization: Battelle Memorial Inst., Columbus, OH (USA). Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation; Stone and Webster Engineering Corp., Boston, MA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-87CH10290
• OSTI ID: 7152605
• Report Number(s): BMI/ONWI/C-297; ON: TI89000068
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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