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Figure 1-10. Simplified Cross Section of Yucca Mountain Near the Potential Repository

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The cross section shows the distribution of the eastward dipping volcanic rocks that form Yucca Mountain and the locations of selected faults. The location of this cross section, A–A’, is indicated in Figure 1-9, and the legend in Figure 1-9 corresponds to this geologic cross section. Source: Modified from Day, Dickerson et al. 1998.

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