Geologic effects of the Greeley event, Nevada Test site
January 1, 1969
The intermediate yield Greeley event, in which a nuclear device was detonated at a depth of 3,990 feet in Pahute Mesa at the Nevada Test Site, caused fracturing in rocks and spalling of rock from cliffs as far as 3 and 8 miles, respectively, from the detonation point.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Title | Geologic effects of the Greeley event, Nevada Test site |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr6973 |
| Authors | Dayton Delbert Dickey, E.C. Jenkins, F. A. McKeown, W.H. Lee |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Series Title | Open-File Report |
| Series Number | 69-73 |
| Index ID | ofr6973 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |