Uranium and Thorium Deposits in East-Central Idaho and Southwestern Montana (open access)

Uranium and Thorium Deposits in East-Central Idaho and Southwestern Montana

From transmittal letter: This report contains the results of radiometric examinations of 39 mines and prospects, and a detailed description of the properties examined.
Date: March 1952
Creator: Trites, Albert F., Jr. & Tooker, Edwin Wilson
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geology and Uranium Deposits of Monument Valley, San Juan County, Utah (open access)

Geology and Uranium Deposits of Monument Valley, San Juan County, Utah

From introduction: This report contains the results of a detailed geological and uranium deposits study made of the Monument Valley.
Date: March 1957
Creator: Lewis, Richard Quintin, Sr. & Trimble, Donald E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uranium-Bearing Coal in the Central Part of the Great Divide Basin, Sweetwater County, Wyoming (open access)

Uranium-Bearing Coal in the Central Part of the Great Divide Basin, Sweetwater County, Wyoming

From abstract: Field work leading to this report was done by the U. S. Geological Survey for the Division of Raw Materials of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, Nearly 24 townships were mapped in the central part of the Great Divide Basin, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, Fourteen of these townships contain outcrops of uranium-bearing coal. Thirty coal beds were mapped, but only seven of them have uranium-bearing coal reserves as defined in this report.
Date: March 1956
Creator: Pipiringos, George N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mineralogical Applications of Electron Diffraction. 1. Theory and Techniques (open access)

Mineralogical Applications of Electron Diffraction. 1. Theory and Techniques

A report about a geometry based on the reciprocal lattice concept and geometrical construction of Ewald needed for the interpretation of transmission electron-diffraction single-crystal patterns.
Date: March 1958
Creator: Ross, Malcolm & Christ, C. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Occurrences of Uranium at Clinton, Hunterdon County, New Jersey (open access)

Occurrences of Uranium at Clinton, Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Report discussing the U.S. Geological Survey's investigation of uranium occurrences, which were discovered after submission of a sample containing 0.068 percent uranium, at Clinton, New Jersey. Information produced from sampling, mapping and radioactivity testing is included.
Date: March 1954
Creator: McKeown, F. A.; Klemic, Harry & Choquette, P. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geology and Ore Deposits of the Chicago Creek Area, Clear Creek County, Colorado (open access)

Geology and Ore Deposits of the Chicago Creek Area, Clear Creek County, Colorado

Report discussing the geology and numerous ore deposits of the Chicago Creek area in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Prior to this report, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, and uranium were produced from this area.
Date: March 1956
Creator: Harrison, J. E. & Wells, J. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Volumetric Method for the Estimation of the Oil Yield of Oil Shale (open access)

A Volumetric Method for the Estimation of the Oil Yield of Oil Shale

Report discussing a method for the volumetric estimation of the oil yield of oil-bearing shale. The method can be applied to both shale and phosphatic shale.
Date: March 1952
Creator: Cuttitta, Frank
System: The UNT Digital Library
Duttonite, a New Quadrivalent Vanadium Oxide from the Peanut Mine, Montrose County, Colorado (open access)

Duttonite, a New Quadrivalent Vanadium Oxide from the Peanut Mine, Montrose County, Colorado

A report about a new quadrivalent vanadium oxide from the Peanut mine named Duttonite which has the formula VO(OH)2. The mineral occurs as crusts and coatings of pale-brown transparent platy crystals.
Date: March 1956
Creator: Thompson, M. E.; Roach, C. H. & Meyrowitz, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Geology and Mineralogy of the W. Wilson Mine Near Clancey, Jefferson County, Montana (open access)

The Geology and Mineralogy of the W. Wilson Mine Near Clancey, Jefferson County, Montana

Report discussing the W. Wilson mine, which contained quartz, chalcedony, and silicified quartz monzonite. Pitchblende was deposited in the vein of the mine and subsequently oxidized and hydrated.
Date: March 1953
Creator: Meschter, D. Y.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hydrothermal Uranothorite in Fluorite Breccias From the Blue Jay Mine, Jamestown, Boulder County, Colorado (open access)

Hydrothermal Uranothorite in Fluorite Breccias From the Blue Jay Mine, Jamestown, Boulder County, Colorado

Report discussing the identification of hydrothermal uranothorite from fluorite breccias in Colorado and its comparison/contrasting with other uranothorites and thorites. A description of thorium halos in fluorite is given.
Date: March 1951
Creator: Phair, George & Onoda, Kiyoko
System: The UNT Digital Library
Some Observations on Rutherfordine (open access)

Some Observations on Rutherfordine

A report about the optical properties of rutherfordine.
Date: March 1956
Creator: Clark, Joan R. & Christ, C. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Beryllium in Colorado (open access)

Beryllium in Colorado

Report discussing properties and uses of beryllium and beryl, an ore of beryllium produced as a by-product of mining in Colorado.
Date: March 1950
Creator: Page, Lincoln R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preliminary Report on the Clancy Creek Area, Jefferson City Quadrangle, Jefferson County, Montana (open access)

Preliminary Report on the Clancy Creek Area, Jefferson City Quadrangle, Jefferson County, Montana

Report discussing the results of geological studies that have been conducted in the Clancy Creek in the Jefferson City Quadrangle of Jefferson County, Montana. The location is of interest due to the discovery of several radioactivity anomalies and secondary uranium minerals in the area.
Date: March 1953
Creator: Becraft, George E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Notes on the Geology of Uranium (open access)

Notes on the Geology of Uranium

Report outlining information regarding uranium and geology of uranium. Sections include geochemistry of uranium, influence of orogeny on concentration of uranium, types of uranium deposits, and general criteria for prospecting.
Date: March 1956
Creator: Duncan, D. C.; Danilchik, Walter; Staatz, M. H.; Barnes, Harley & McKelvey, V. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Distribution of Uranium in the Alkalic Rocks of Sussex County, New Jersey (open access)

The Distribution of Uranium in the Alkalic Rocks of Sussex County, New Jersey

Report discussing a study in which "a suite of alkalic rocks from the Beemerville, NJ, intrusive body was separated and the percentages of their accessory minerals were determined."
Date: March 1955
Creator: Smith, William Lee; Sherwood, Alexander; Riska, Daphne D. & Hayfield, George H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uranium-Bearing Coal in the Central Part of the Great Divide Basin, Sweetwater County, Wyoming (open access)

Uranium-Bearing Coal in the Central Part of the Great Divide Basin, Sweetwater County, Wyoming

Report discussing the U.S. Geological Survey's investigation for uraniferous coal in the central region of the Great Divide Basin of Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
Date: March 1956
Creator: Pipiringos, G. N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Thorium Resources of the Mountain Pass District, San Bernardino County, California (open access)

Thorium Resources of the Mountain Pass District, San Bernardino County, California

Report discussing the thorium and rare-earth deposits that are found in a six-mile long belt of pre-Cambrian carbonate rocks associated with potash-rich igneous rocks of probable pre-Cambrian age in the Mountain Pass district of San Bernardino County, California.
Date: March 1953
Creator: Shawe, D. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Carnotite Resources in the Charles T. Area and Vicinity, San Miguel County, Colorado (open access)

Carnotite Resources in the Charles T. Area and Vicinity, San Miguel County, Colorado

Report discussing an exploratory drilling program in the Charles T. area and vicinity during the period from November 1947 and September 1949. "The purpose of the exploration was to discover new carnotite deposits to support milling operations on the Colorado Plateau, and to appraise the uranium and vanadium resources of the area explored."
Date: March 1950
Creator: Bush, Alfred L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geology of the Wood and East Calhoun Mines, Central City District, Gilpin County, Colorado (open access)

Geology of the Wood and East Calhoun Mines, Central City District, Gilpin County, Colorado

Report discussing the geology of the Wood vein and East Calhoun mine areas of Gilpin County, Colorado.
Date: March 1955
Creator: Drake, Avery A., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uranium Deposits of the Southern Part of the San Juan Basin, New Mexico (open access)

Uranium Deposits of the Southern Part of the San Juan Basin, New Mexico

Report summarizing the general geologic relations of some uranium deposits in the San Juan Basin, speculating on the origin and localization of some individual deposits and the entire SanJuan Basin mineral belt, and attempting to appraise the chances for discoveries of additional deposits.
Date: March 1959
Creator: Hilpert, L. S. & Moench, R. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Sample Splitting Methods (open access)

A Comparison of Sample Splitting Methods

Report discussing a comparison of three methods of sample splitting for grain counting: the microsplit, the cone splitter, and hand quartering.
Date: March 1955
Creator: Flanagan, Francis J. & Kellagher, Richard C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Laboratory Study of High-Grade Uranium-Bearing Lignite From Harding County, South Dakota (open access)

Laboratory Study of High-Grade Uranium-Bearing Lignite From Harding County, South Dakota

Report discussing a study of uraniferous lignite collected from three coal beds from Harding County, South Dakota. The report contains information regarding the location and geologic setting of the coal, the materials studies, coal petrologic studies, and a discussion of results.
Date: March 1956
Creator: Schopf, James M. & Gray, Ralph J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Spectrographic Method for Determining Trace Amounts of Lead in Zirconium and Other Minerals (open access)

A Spectrographic Method for Determining Trace Amounts of Lead in Zirconium and Other Minerals

A report about spectrographic determination of lead in zircon and in some other minerals has been made by the U. S. Geological Survey to provide data in a study of the age of the rocks that contained these particular minerals. Overall, standard spectrographic procedures were applied, including the split-filter method for calibrating the photographic emulsion.
Date: March 1952
Creator: Waring, C. L. & Worthing, Helen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Contamination of Rock Samples During Grinding as Determined Spectrographically (open access)

Contamination of Rock Samples During Grinding as Determined Spectrographically

A report which investigates three different rock samples that have been contaminated through pulverization in heavy machinery.
Date: March 1952
Creator: Myers, A. T. & Barnett, Paul R.
System: The UNT Digital Library