Recent Discoveries of Radioactive Carbonaceous Shale, Sandoval County, New Mexico (open access)

Recent Discoveries of Radioactive Carbonaceous Shale, Sandoval County, New Mexico

Introduction: During the course of geologic reconnaissance on the west flank of the Sierra Nacimiento near La Ventana Mesa, Sandoval County, N. Mex., several outcrops of carbonaceous material in the Dakota sandstone and the Gibson coal member of the Mesaverde formation have been examined and estimated to contain as much as 0.03 percent equivalent uranium. These outcrops are in an area that is an extension of the La Ventana Mesa area.
Date: January 1952
Creator: Read, Charles B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Beryllium Minerals in the Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico (open access)

Beryllium Minerals in the Victorio Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico

Report discussing beryllium deposits in the form of beryl, helvite, and beryllian idocrase in a small area of the Victorio Mountains of Luna County, New Mexico.
Date: January 1952
Creator: Holser, William T.
System: The UNT Digital Library