FLORIDAESCARPMENT
W. FLORIDABASIN
CONTINENTALCRUSH
THICKTRANSITIONAL
CRUSTTHIN
TRANSITIONALCRUST
OCEANIC CRUSTACOUSTICBASEMENT
MANTLE
THINTRANSITIONAL
CRUST
MEXICO TUSPANPLATFORM
0
10
20 km
0
10
20 km
A A’
MISSISSIPPIFAN T
Q(S)
MC5B
UT(U, Cd)LT-MT(C)UK-LT (Cp)
UJ?-LK (Ch)
SIG5BEE PLAIN
J LK
UK-T
UK
LK
MJ-LK
LNP Site (projected)
Q – QuaternaryPI – PlioceneM – MioceneUT – Upper TertiaryMT – Middle Tertiary
Ch – Challenger L – Lower Mexican Ridges Cd – Cinco De MayoCp = Campeche U – Upper Mexican Ridges S – Sigsbee
Source: Sawyer et al. (1991)
Seismic Sequences (Shaub et al., 1984)
LT – Lower TertiaryT – TertiaryUC – Upper CretaceousMCSB – Mid-Cretaceous Sequence Boundary
LK – Lower CretaceousUJ – Upper JurassicMJ – Middle JurassicKJ – Lower JurassicJ – Jurassic
UTR – Upper TriassicUPZ – Upper PaleozoicPZ – Paleozoic LK – Platform Margin Deformed MJ Salt
0 500 kilometers
0 300 miles
CONTINENTALCRUSH
APPALACHIANFOLDBELT
(projected)
THINTRANSITIONAL
CRUST
THINTRANSITIONAL
CRUSTOCEANICCRUST
ACOUSTICBASEMENT
MANTLE
THICKTRANSITIONAL
CRUST
CUBAMISSISSIPPISALT BASIN
MISSISSIPPIFAN
WIGGINSUPLIFT
0
N
10
20
0
10
20
BS
BT
Q(S)
UJMJ-UJ
LT-UT (L, U, Cd)
DSOP97/535/540
UJ?-LK(CH)UK-LT (Cp) MC5B
km km
LKUK
MJ-UJ_
Continental
Thin Transitional
Thick Transitional
Oceanic
Thick Transitional
Continental
Te x a sTe x a s
F l o r i d aF l o r i d a
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A r k a n s a sA r k a n s a s
O k l a h o m aO k l a h o m a
L o u i s i a n aL o u i s i a n a
M i s s i s s i p p iM i s s i s s i p p i
Te n n e s s e eTe n n e s s e eN o r t h C a r o l i n aN o r t h C a r o l i n a
S o u t h C a r o l i n aS o u t h C a r o l i n a
M i s s o u r iM i s s o u r i
2
1
4
3
8
5
6
10
12
7
9
14
0
8.5
16
11
2
7
4
4
14
6
8
312
2
10
84
9
10
10
12
7
3
8
14
3
5
6
6
1
127
3
5
12
5
6
7
4
7
14
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LNP Site
320-km (200-mi.) Radiusfrom Site
_
0 50 100 150 Miles
0 100 200 Kilometers
Depth to BasementContours (km)
Crust Types
Continental
Oceanic
Thick Transitional
Thin TransitionalS
Base Maps: Shaded Relief MapFrom 2-Minute Gridded GlobalRelief Data (ETOPO2v2, 2006),and SRTM (2005)
ource: Sawyer et al. (1991)
A’
A
A’
A
BB
B’B’
Progress Energy Florida
Levy Nuclear PlantUnits 1 and 2
Part 2, Final Safety Analysis Report
LNP COL 2.5-1
Rev 0Figure 2.5.1-221
Crust Types beneath theGulf of Mexico Basin
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320-km (200-mi.) Radius from Site
320-km (200-mi.) Radius from Site