TY - JOUR
T1 - Quaternary geology of the Martinsville alternative site, Clark County, Illinois
T2 - a proposed low level radioactive waste disposal site
AU - Curry, B. B.
AU - Troost, K. G.
AU - Berg, R. C.
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - The Martinsville Alternative Site was intensely studied as part of a characterization program to select a potential site for the disposal of low level radioactive waste in Illinois. As much as 206 feet of Quaternary deposits, mostly composed of glacigenic sediment of Illinoian age, overlie Pennsylvanian bedrock at the Martinsville site. Sedimentation was strongly affected by two buried valleys carved into the bedrock. The thickest known occurrences of four lithostratigraphic units constitute the bedrock valley sediment till. Unique features of the lithostratigraphic units are shown in detailed isopach maps, cross sections, and structure contour maps. The intensely examined stratigraphic succession at this site has strengthened our understanding of the regional glacial stratigraphic framework in central Illinois for use in future geological, engineering, and environmental studies. -Authors
AB - The Martinsville Alternative Site was intensely studied as part of a characterization program to select a potential site for the disposal of low level radioactive waste in Illinois. As much as 206 feet of Quaternary deposits, mostly composed of glacigenic sediment of Illinoian age, overlie Pennsylvanian bedrock at the Martinsville site. Sedimentation was strongly affected by two buried valleys carved into the bedrock. The thickest known occurrences of four lithostratigraphic units constitute the bedrock valley sediment till. Unique features of the lithostratigraphic units are shown in detailed isopach maps, cross sections, and structure contour maps. The intensely examined stratigraphic succession at this site has strengthened our understanding of the regional glacial stratigraphic framework in central Illinois for use in future geological, engineering, and environmental studies. -Authors
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0028565326
SN - 0073-506X
VL - 556
JO - Circular - Illinois State Geological Survey
JF - Circular - Illinois State Geological Survey
ER -