Composition of Rock Core from Hole AEC-8, New Mexico.

Abstract

AEC-8 is a borehole about 5000 ft deep located within the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) site in southeastern New Mexico. About 28 ft of rock core from seven depth intervals in this hole was characterized by petrographic examination. This included logging, examination of the rock with a stereomicroscope, examination of thin sections with a polarizing microscope, and examination of each sample by X-ray diffraction. The following rock types were identified: (1) Reddish sandstone; (2) Reddish silty claystone; (3) Impure grayish anhydrite; (4) Grayish gypsiferous dolomite; (5) Brownish siltstone; and (6) Colorless to reddish halite.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA111275

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  • Alan D. Buck
  • Jay E. Rhoderick

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boreholes
  • Classification
  • Concrete
  • Diffraction
  • Dolomite
  • Engineers
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Minerals
  • New Mexico
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Pilot Plants
  • Security
  • Tank Guns
  • Waterways
  • X Rays
  • X-Ray Diffraction

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  • Geotechnical Engineering.