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Table of contents
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. FLUID INCLUSIONS AND INFORMATION THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THEM
- 3. TECHNICAL DETAILS ON SAMPLING, SAMPLE PREPARATION, EQUIPMENT AND TECHNIQUES USED
- 3.1. Sampling
- 3.2. Sample preparation
- 3.3. Analytical procedures and equipment used
- 4. OCCURRENCES OF CALCITE IN THE ESF
- 5. FLUID INCLUSION RESULTS
- 5.1. Samples from the first 200 m of the ESF
- 5.2. Samples from the ESF
- 5.3. U-series dating
- 6. DISCUSSION
- 6.1. The issue: Saturated vs. Unsaturated paleo hydrology at Yucca Mountain
- 6.2. A few words on the terminology
- 6.3. Methodology: the study of epigenetic calcite for paleo hydrologic reconstruction
- 6.4. Discussion: Why isotopic methods are not sufficient for paleo hydrologic reconstructions?
- 6.5. Origin of secondary minerals in the ESF
- 6.6. Origin and significance of all-liquid inclusions
- 6.7. Relation of epigenetic minerals to the hydrocarbons in the Paleozoic rocks
- 6.8. A hint on the spatial structure of the system
- 6.9. Discussion: Use of the Yucca Mountain calcites for paleo climatic reconstructions
- 6.10. Evaluation of the "slow continuous deposition" model
- 6.11. Ages of secondary minerals at Yucca Mountain
- 6.12. Implications of the data obtained from fluid inclusions on the Yucca Mountain Total System Performance Assessment
- 7. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- REFERENCES
- APPENDIX 1: FLUID INCLUSIONS IN CALCITE SAMPLES FROM
THE ESF, NEVADA TEST SITE, NEVADA
- APPENDIX 2: SCHEMATIC PLAN AND GEOLOGIC CROSS-
SECTION OF THE ESF
- APPENDIX 3: REVIEWS AND EVALUATIONS
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