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<br />01) <br />G7 <br />TABLE A.5 <br />Fracture Density Descriptors <br /> <br />Descriptor Criteria <br />(Excludes Mechanical Breaks) <br />Unfractured No observed fractures. <br /> <br />Very slightly fractured Core recovered most) in lengths greater than 3 feet 1 m). <br /> <br />Slight to very slightly <br />fractured* <br /> <br />Slightly fractured Core recovered mostly in lengths from 1 to 3 feet (300 to 1000 mm) with <br />few scattered lengths less than 1 foot (300 mm) or greater than 3 feet <br />1000 mm). <br /> <br />Moderately to slightly <br />fractured* <br /> <br />Moderately fractured Core recovered mostly in lengths from 0.33 to 1.0 foot (100 to 300 mm) <br />lengths with most lengths about 0.67 foot (200 mm). <br /> <br />Intensely to <br />moderate) fractured* <br /> <br />Intensely fractured Lengths average from 0.1 to 0.33 foot (30 to 100 mm) with scattered <br />fragmented intervals. Core recovered mostly in lengths less than 0.33 <br />foot 100 mm). <br /> <br />Very intensely to <br />intense) fractured* <br /> <br />Very intensely <br />fractured Core recovered mostly as chips and fragments with a few scattered short <br />core lengths. <br />*Combinations of fracture densities are permissible (e.g., very intensely to intensely fractured or moderately to <br />slightly fractured) where equal distribution of both fracture density characteristics are present over a significant <br />core interval or exposure, or where characteristics are "in between" the descriptor definitions. <br />GEI Consultants, Inc.