Geologic map of Oak Spring quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada

Poole, Forrest G.; Elston, Donald P.; Carr, W.J.

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“…The northernmost vestige of the CP thrust system within the Yucca Flat area is interpreted from relations preserved in the contact aureole of the Cretaceous Climax stock. Micaceous quartzites that most likely belong to the Late Proterozoic Wood Canyon Formation are exposed southeast of calc-silicate gneisses that are correlated with the Ordovician Pogonip Group (Houser and Poole, 1960;Barnes, Houser, and Poole, 1963). This relationship indicates vergence toward the northwest, consistent with CP thrust kinematics.…”

Section: Syncline Ridge and Northwestern Yucca Flatmentioning

confidence: 52%

“…Our understanding of the geology in the Climax stock area reflects considerable new mapping by Cole, results of our stratigraphic and structural studies (Trexler and others, 1996), and additional paleontologic work by Harris. Prior geologic maps by Houser and Poole (1960), Barnes, Houser, and Poole (1963), and Sargent and Orkild (1973) provided a useful regional guide for our more recent detailed work.…”

Section: Carbonate Wash and The Oak Spring Areamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The CP thrust system is expressed at the surface in northern Yucca Flat at the north end of the Smoky Hills, where Ordovician strata are thrust northwestward over the Eleana Formation (Barnes, Houser, and Poole, 1963;Cole, 1997). Upper Cambrian rocks along the east side of the Smoky Hills show west-and northwest-verging mesoscopic folds superimposed on older east-verging warps.…”

Section: Syncline Ridge and Northwestern Yucca Flatmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Structural relationships of pre-Tertiary rocks in the Nevada Test Site region, southern Nevada

Cole

Cashman

1999

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Section: Syncline Ridge and Northwestern Yucca Flatmentioning

confidence: 52%

Section: Carbonate Wash and The Oak Spring Areamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Syncline Ridge and Northwestern Yucca Flatmentioning

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Structural relationships of pre-Tertiary rocks in the Nevada Test Site region, southern Nevada

Cole

Cashman

1999

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“…During Precambrian and Paleozoic time, as much as 10,000 meters (m) (32,800 feet [ft]) of marine sediments were deposited in the NNSS region (Cole, 1997). The only surface exposure of Mesozoicage rocks in the NNSS area are granitic intrusive masses, the Gold Meadows Stock north of Rainier Mesa (Gibbons et al, 1963;Snyder, 1977), and the Climax Stock located at the extreme north end of Yucca Flat (Barnes et al, 1963;Maldonado, 1977) ( …”

Section: Att A-2mentioning

confidence: 99%

Nevada National Security Site Environmental Report 2010, Attachment A: Site Description

Wills¹

2011

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“…During Precambrian and Paleozoic time, as much as 10,000 m (32,800 ft) of marine sediments were deposited in the NTS region (Cole, 1997). The only surface exposure of Mesozoic-age rocks in the NTS area are granitic intrusive masses, the Gold Meadows Stock north of Rainier Mesa (Snyder, 1977;Gibbons et al,1963 ), and the Climax Stock located at the extreme north end of Yucca Flat (Maldonado, 1977;Barnes et al, 1963) (Figure A-5). Wahl et al (1997) andFerguson et al (1994).…”

Section: A41 Geologic Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Nevada Test Site Environmental Report 2003

Nevada¹

2004

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Introduction section which formerly included a description of the NTS and its environment, the NTS mission, and history of the site. The environmental description of the site was expanded to include climatology and cultural resources and was placed in a stand-alone appendix. A description of NTS missions and its history were placed in the Executive Summary. There are five major portions or divisions of the NTSER. The summary below is provided so the reader can see the overall organization and content of the report. Summary of SectionsExecutive Summary -This portion of the report is meant to provide the reader with: (1) the purpose of the NTSER, (2) the current mission and history of the NTS, (3) a description of possible radiological dose pathways to the public, (4) a description of any radiological releases, (5) the estimated radiological dose to the public resulting from site operations, (6) a description of any non-radiological releases from the site, (7) a summary of any environmental incidents of noncompliance that occurred during the year and actions taken in response to them, (8) a description of the management system used to ensure that work is conducted in compliance with environmental and public health protection, and (9) a summary of any significant environmental program or effort.Compliance Summary -The purpose of this portion (Section 1.0) of the NTSER is to: (1) present those federal, state, and local environmental regulations which govern how operations are conducted on the NTS in order to ensure that the environment and the public are protected; (2) present in tabular form a concise summary of how NTS operations complied with these regulations during the year; and (3) direct the reader to subsequent sections of this NTSER where environmental activities and programs are described in more detail. This section is divided into multiple subsections based on the type of regulations presented (e.g., water quality regulations are presented in a separate subsection from historic preservation regulations). There are a total of 12 sections within the Compliance Summary (Sections 1.1 -1.12), the last section being a list of all active environmental permits. Environmental Monitoring and Compliance Activities -This portion constitutes the main body of the NTSER.It is divided into multiple sections (Sections 2.0 -12.0) which present the reporting year's environmental compliance activities related to monitoring and protecting the public, air, water, biota, cultural resources, and sensitive species and ecosystems on the NTS. These are the sections of the NTSER which are specifically referenced in the Compliance Summary, Section 1.0 and which support the compliance determinations presented in summary tabular form in Section 1.0. They include:• Radiological and Non-Radiological Air Monitoring -presents the methods and results of monitoring radioactive air emissions and non-radioactive air emissions (e.g., other air pollutants) on the NTS which are a result of past and present NTS operations.• Radiological and Non-R...

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Geologic map of Oak Spring quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada

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Structural relationships of pre-Tertiary rocks in the Nevada Test Site region, southern Nevada

Structural relationships of pre-Tertiary rocks in the Nevada Test Site region, southern Nevada

Nevada National Security Site Environmental Report 2010, Attachment A: Site Description

Nevada Test Site Environmental Report 2003

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