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RE: Oroville Dam - worst case scenarios

Posted By J Rogers 02-17-2017 01:13 PM
Found In Egroup: Environment, Coasts, Oceans, & Infrastructure \ view thread
Another problem I can see is deeply weathered reddish saprolite zones EXPOSED beneath the spillway chute, where the initial problem occurred. There are some significant problems with the Paleozoic age metavolcanics, referred to in the old days as “Amphibolite Schist.” This material is what the dam and ...