Idaho Water Science Center

USGS INL Project Office

Working in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy and the
Idaho National Laboratory

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Big Southern Butte, a large rhyolite dome in Butte County, Idaho. Click to view larger image in a new window. Geophysical logging van in action. Click to view larger image in a new window. Forklift in CSL. Click to view larger image in a new window. USGS INL personnel logging core samples. Click to view larger image in a new window. CSL building. Click to view larger image in a new window. Split core barrel. Click to view larger image in a new window. Water samples. Click to view larger image in a new window. Checking levels. Click to view larger image in a new window. Portable water sampling and testing lab with generator and pump. Click to view larger image in a new window. Hydrolab® instruments used for water testing in the field. Click to view larger image in a new window. Containerizing purged water. Click to view larger image in a new window. Drilling discussion. Click to view larger image in a new window. Drilling Rigs. Click to view larger image in a new window. Drilling photo. Click to view larger image in a new window. CORING BITS, PQ size left, HQ size, right. Click to view larger image in a new window. Drill. Click to view larger image in a new window. Sediment core diagram. Click to view larger image in a new window. Sediment core diagram. Click to view larger image. Core storage. Click to view larger image in a new window. Core is marked and boxed as it is recovered, then stacked on pallets. Well consolidated sediment, pictured here, does not require a Lexan® liner for storage. Click to view larger image in a new window. This photograph shows the extended shoe and catcher assembly. The extended shoe (left) protects the sedimentary interbed from the air that advances the drill bit. The catcher (red plastic) keeps the unconsolidated sediment from falling out. A Lexan® liner holds the sediment, which aids in transport and storage. Click to view larger image in a new window. Five foot core barrel and Lexan® liner (clear tube on right). Click to view larger image in a new window. Laboratory with tables for laying out core for inspection; drying ovens and microscopes are near windows, Coulter counter at far end. Click to view larger image in a new window. Basalt core set up for display in plexiglass case. Click to view larger image in a new window. Jarmill are used for pulverizing rock samples. Click to view larger image in a new window. Ovens and microscope. Click to view larger image in a new window. Water-cooled rock saw used for cutting rock samples. Click to view larger image in a new window. Oil-cooled saw. Click to view larger image in a new window.