INVENTORY OF CLAY-RICH BEDROCK AND METAMORPHIC DERIVATIVES IN EASTERN NEVADA, EXCLUDING THE NEVADA TEST SITE

摘要

Six counties of eastern Nevada contain 36 localities that include areas of exposed clayrich sedimentary bedroc1', slightly to moderately metamorphosed derivatives of such rocks, or both (fib. 1). In each locality one or more of these kinds of rocks constitute one or more 2 geologic units greater than 152 m (500 ft) in thickness and 0.8 km (0 3 mi ) in area at thenGround surfacenThe several kinds of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks considered here, kinds in which nuclear wastes might be stored below the ground surface, are referred to, for the purpose of this report, as "clay-rich rocks." These rocks locally meet or exceed arbitrarily selected minimum conditions of lithology, thickness, and areal extent. These places are grouped into localities and may be deemed suitable for further investigation. The localities identified are in Clark, Elko, Eureka, Lincoln, Nye, and White Pine Counties.