Geohydrology of Tatum Salt Dome Area, Lamar and Marion Counties, Miss

Abstract

Geohydrology in the Tatum salt dome area of Lamar and Marion Counties, Mississippi, has been studied since 1961 in support of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission's safety program for the two nuclear tests, the Salmon and Sterling Events. Tatum salt dome pierced sedimentary rocks ranging from Late Jurassic to middle Tertiary in age. Ten major aquifers have been identified in the sedimentary rocks of the area; nine of them contain water under artesian pressure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0736691

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  • R. E. Taylor

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  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Detonations
  • Explosions
  • Gases
  • Geological Surveys
  • Groundwater
  • Inventory
  • Measurement
  • Mississippi
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Precipitation
  • Public Health
  • Sedimentary Rocks
  • Sodium Compounds
  • United States
  • Water Wells

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