Airborne Radioactivity Survey of the Red Desert Region, Sweetwater County, Wyoming (open access)

Airborne Radioactivity Survey of the Red Desert Region, Sweetwater County, Wyoming

From abstract: An airborne radioactivity survey of a selected area in the Red Desert, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, containing outcrops of radioactive lignites and shales of known surface extent and uranium content, was flown on flight lines at three levels, respectively 250, 500, and 1,000 feet above the ground and spaced at one-quarter mile intervals. Measurements from three identical dual-channel radiation detectors were simultaneously recorded to obtain data at various distances from natural radioactive sources of known configuration. The radiation intensity measurements were fully corrected for all extraneous effects and were compiled as profiles of radiation intensity, as an isoradioactivity contour map, and as curves showing the relationship between radiation intensity and distance from the source.
Date: July 1951
Creator: Nelson, R. A.; Sharp, William N. & Stead, Frank W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uranium Deposits in the Red Desert of the Great Divide Basin, Sweetwater County, Wyoming (open access)

Uranium Deposits in the Red Desert of the Great Divide Basin, Sweetwater County, Wyoming

From introduction: The investigations that are the subject of this report were to appraise the uranium resources of the Red Desert area, and to accumulate data concerning the geology of uranium. Knowledge of the genesis of the schroeckingerite is necessary for a clear appraisal of the deposit.
Date: November 1951
Creator: Wyant, Donald G.; Sharp, William N. & Sheridan, Douglas M.
System: The UNT Digital Library