NATL INST OF STANDARDS & TECH R.I.C. NBS ,11100 161b7a PUBLICATIONS All 100989678 /Physical properties data for rock salt QC100 .U556 V167;1981 C.2 NBS-PUB-C 1981 NBS MONOGRAPH 167 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / National Bureau of Standards NSRDS *f»fr nun^^ Physical Properties Data for Rock Salt NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS The National Bureau of Standards' was established by an act of Congress on March 3, 1901. The Bureau's overall goal is to strengthen and advance the Nation's science and technology and facilitate their effective application for public benefit. To this end, the Bureau conducts research and provides: (1) a basis for the Nation's physical measurement system, (2) scientific and technological services for industry and government, (3) a technical basis for equity in trade, and (4) technical services to promote public safety. 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'Headquarters and Laboratories at Gaithersburg, MD, unless otherwise noted; mailing address Washington, DC 20234. ^Some divisions within the center are located at Boulder, CO 80303. National Bureau of Slanjaids BIdg. Library, E-Ol Admin. Physical Properties Data for Rocit Salt MAR X 6 1981 L. H. Gevantman, Editor no. National Bureau of Standards Washington, D.C. 20234 J. Lorenz, J. L. Haas, Jr., M. A. Clynne, R. W. Potter, II, and C. M. Schafer National Center for the Thermodynamic Data of Minerals U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey Reston, Virginia 22092 J. L. Haas, Jr., Director R. P. T. Tomkins New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, New Jersey 07102 in association with Molten Salts Data Center Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York 12181 G. J. Janz, Director A. Shakoor, H. R. Hume, J. M. Yang, H. H. Li, and R. A. Matula Center for Information and Numerical Data Analysis and Synthesis Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana 47906 Y. S. Touloukian, Director U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Philip M. Klutznick, Secretary Luther H. Hodges, Jr., Deputy Secretary Jordan J. Baruch, Assistant Secretary for Productivity, Technology, and Innovation S. NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS, Ernest Ambler, Director Issued January 1981 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Main entry under title: Physical properties data for rock salt. (National Bureau of Standards monograpli; 167) Supt. of Docs, no.: C 13.44:167 1. Rock-salt—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Radioactive waste disposal in the ground—Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Gevantman, L. H. II. Series: United States. National Bureau of Standards Monograph: 167 QC100.U556 no. 167 [TN900] 602M8s [620.r98] 80-607096 National Bureau of Standards Monograph 167 Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.), Mono. 167, 288 pages (Jan. 1981) CODEN: NBSMA6 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1981 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 Price $12. (Buckram) (Add 25 percent for other than U.S. mailing) Preface The Office of Standard Reference Data of the National Bureau of Standards is responsible for a broad-based program to provide reliable physical and chemical reference data to the U.S. technical community. Under this program a number of data evaluation centers both at NBS and at universities and other private institutions are supported and coordinated; these activities are collectively known as the National Standard Reference Data System (NSRDS). Important areas of the physical sciences are covered systematically by NSRDS data centers, and data bases with broad utility are prepared and disseminated. These centers can also take on special compilations of data addressing specific applications such as those frequently required by other Federal Agencies in carrying out their mission responsibilities. The existence of an ongoing program permits the collection of data for these special compilations to be carried out in an efficient and timely manner. This Monograph on Properties of Rock Salt was prepared by the Office of Standard Reference Data in response to needs of the Department of Energy for reliable data in connection with nuclear waste disposal. The resources and experience of several NSRDS data centers were enlisted to produce a compilation of the various relevant properties of rock salt. We hope that the Monograph will be a useful source of reference data and serve as a model for other compilations of data required by Government agencies and private institutions. David R. Lide, Jr., Chief Office of Standard Reference Data iii Acknowledgement I wish to acknowledge the sponsorship and financial support of the Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation and to thank Dr. G. Raines for his sound advice and support. I also appreciate the individual efforts of Drs. W. C. McClain and J. E. Russell, formerly of that office, for their encouragement and support during the execution of this project. I also wish to thank the individual authors for their technical contributions and Drs. Y. S. Touloukian, G. J. Janz, and J. L. Haas, Jr., for their aid and cooperation in making available the facilities of their individual data centers to the authors. The efforts of Dr. D. Isherwood and her colleagues who served as technical reviewers are gratefully acknowledged. Finally, I deeply appreciate the assistance of Mrs. M. E. Schlager, of the Office of Standard Reference Data, who helped me with all of the many tasks leading to the publication of this Monograph. L. H. Gevantman IV Contents Page Preface iii D. R. Lide, Jr., Office of Standard Reference Data, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC 20234 Acknowledgement iv Introduction 1 L. H. Gevantman, Office of Standard Reference Data, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC 20234 Chapter 1. Geology, Mineralogy, and Some Geophysical and Geochemical Properties of Salt Deposits ... 3 J. L. Haas, Jr., J. Lorenz, M. A. Clynne, R. W. Potter, II, and C. M. Schafer. United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey, Reston, VA 22092 General Introduction 4 Bedded Deposits 4 Salt Domes 11 Mineralogy and Petrology 14 Fluid Inclusions 22 Porosity and Permeability 29 Pore Fluids 32 References 40 Symbols and Units 43 Conversion Factors 43 Chapter 2. Physical and Chemical Properties of Components in Salt Deposits 45 R. P. T. Tomkins. New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102 Introduction 46 Experimental Techniques : 46 Physical Properties: Halite 49 Physical Properties of Major Impurities in Halite 51 Anhydrite 51 Gypsum 56 Calcite 57 Polyhalite 60 Clays 60 Chemical Properties Among Components in Salt Deposits 66 References 100 Symbols and Units 101 Conversion Factors 101 Chapter 3. Mechanical Properties 103 A. Shakoor and H. R. Hume. Center for Information and Numerical