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Table of Contents - Special Paper 408

Tuffs — Their Properties, Uses, Hydrology, and Resources

edited by Grant Heiken


Abstract 1
1. Introduction
G. Heiken
3
2.1 Where do tuffs fit into the framework of volcanoes?
R.V. Fisher, G. Heiken, and M. Mazzoni
5
2.2 Tuff mineralogy
D. Vaniman
11
2.3 Fractures in welded tuff
K. Wohletz
17
3. Geotechnical properties of tuffs at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Compiled by M. Ciancia and edited by G. Heiken
33
4.1 The hydrology of tuffs
R.C. Smyth and J.M. Sharp Jr.
91
4.2 Hydrogeology of the city of Rome
A. Corazza, G. Giordano, and D. de Rita
113
5. Construction in regions with tuff deposits
R. Funiciello, G. Heiken, R. Levich, J. Obenholzner, and V. Petrov
119
6. A case study — Ancient Rome was built with volcanic stone from the Roman land
D. de Rita and C. Giampaolo
127