Summary of geologic effects of the Boxcar event, Nevada Test Site
Open-File Report
69-74
By: Dayton Delbert Dickey, F. A. McKeown, and William L. Ellis
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Abstract
A high-yield underground nuclear explosion at the U20i site, formed a sink 1,000 feet in diameter above the explosion point. Fractures opened as far as 20,000 feet from the explosion and rock-falls occurred as far as 15 miles. Most fractures were coincidental with north-trending naturally occurring faults. Maximum displacement along a fault was 3 feet vertically with the downthrown side the same as that on the original fault.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Summary of geologic effects of the Boxcar event, Nevada Test Site |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 69-74 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr6974 |
| Year Published | 1969 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | Report: 4 p.; 2 Plates: 34.32 x 18.86 inches and 28.38 x 17.55 inches |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| Other Geospatial | Boxcar event, Nevada Test Site |