Optical Microscopy Characterization for Borehole U-15n#12 in Support of NCNS Source Physics Experiment

Wilson, Jennifer E.¹  Sussman, Aviva Joy¹ 

[1]Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

关键词: microfractures;    granite. source physics;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1182611
RP-ID  :  LA-UR--15-23842
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1182611

学科分类：地球科学(综合)

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Optical microscopy characterization of thin sections from corehole U-15n#12 is part of a larger material characterization effort for the Source Physics Experiment (SPE). The SPE program was conducted in Nevada with a series of explosive tests designed to study the generation and propagation of seismic waves inside Stock quartz monzonite. Optical microscopy analysis includes the following: 1) imaging of full thin sections (scans and mosaic maps); 2) high magnification imaging of petrographic texture (grain size, foliations, fractures, etc.); and 3) measurement of microfracture density.