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Carbon Sequestration in Basalts: Sidewall Core Characterization Data from the Wallula Basalt Pilot Project
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  • Jade Holliman,
  • Herbert Schaef,
  • Quin Miller,
  • Jake Horner,
  • Bernard McGrail,
  • Ellen Polites
Jade Holliman
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Corresponding Author:jade.holliman@pnnl.gov

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Herbert Schaef
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Quin Miller
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Jake Horner
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Bernard McGrail
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Ellen Polites
University of Wyoming
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Abstract

Carbon sequestration in geologic formations is a promising strategy that enables long-term storage of CO2. Continental flood basalts are an attractive storage option, primarily due to their reactivity. In 2009 a Basalt Pilot study was initiated in the Columbia River Basalt where ~1000 MT of CO2 was injected ~850 m into the subsurface. Two years later, 50 sidewall cores were collected from the injection zone and characterized for evidence of CO2 mineralization. This effort summarizes those key findings associated with seven sidewall cores