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1987

Structural geology

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Textural And Mineralogical Characteristics Of Altered Grande Ronde Basalt, Northeastern Oregon : A Natural Analog For A Nuclear Waste Repository In Basalt, Paul M. Trone Jan 1987

Textural And Mineralogical Characteristics Of Altered Grande Ronde Basalt, Northeastern Oregon : A Natural Analog For A Nuclear Waste Repository In Basalt, Paul M. Trone

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Altered flows that are low-MgO chemical types of the Grande Ronde Basalt crop out in the steep walls of the Grande Ronde River canyon near Troy, Wallowa County, Oregon. The alteration effects in these flows are being investigated as a natural analog system to a high level nuclear waste repository in basalt. The flows within the study are referred to as the analog flow, in which the alteration effects are the strongest, and the superjacent flow. The analog flow crops out at Grande Ronde River level and a roadcut-outcrop is developed in the flow-top breccia of this flow. The two …


An Analysis Of The Eastern Margin Of The Portland Basin Using Gravity Surveys, Steven Allen Davis Jan 1987

An Analysis Of The Eastern Margin Of The Portland Basin Using Gravity Surveys, Steven Allen Davis

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The recent contributions of several investigators has indicated the Portland basin may be a pull-apart structure associated with wrench tectonism. Because of the large density contrast between sedimentary and volcanic units and because of their reasonably uniform and continuous nature, gravity survey methods can be used to identify covered structures with considerable success. The study utilized gravity modeling techniques to investigate the structure and genesis of the Portland basin's eastern margin.