Properties and Prediction of Caliche in Alluvial Basins of the Southwestern United States. Applied to Siting and Engineering of the Multiple Aim Point Missile System.
Abstract
Four major study areas were selected to carry out detailed field and laboratory investigations of calcium carbonate cementation. These four study areas include: (1) selected alluvial basins in the southern Basin and Range Province of Arizona. Major characteristics include low-carbonate parent material, open but poorly integrated basins, tectonic stability, areas of active aggradation, and wide variations in alluvium texture; (2) Selected alluvial basins along the Colorado River in western Arizona. Major characteristics include high-carbonate parent material, open drainage basins, active dissection, and coarse-grained alluvium; (3) The Las Vegas alluvial basins in southern Nevada. Major characteristics include high-carbonate parent material, numerous geomorphic surface, open and closed drainage basins, and variable textures of alluvium; and (4) Selected basins in central Nevada. Major characteristics include variable carbonate content in parent materials, tectonically active, closed and open basins, and variable textures of parent materials.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA089621
Entities
People
- Jerald D. Schultz
- Stephen G. Wells
Organizations
- University of New Mexico