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
Black Shale Investigations, Block 3, Tennessee (open access)

Black Shale Investigations, Block 3, Tennessee

Report discussing a geological examination of the Chattanooga shale in the general vicinity of the Sequatchie Valley, Tennessee (Block 3) during the period from February 1948 to March 1948. This examination was part of a larger study of the distribution of uranium in the Chattanooga Shale.
Date: March 1950
Creator: Robeck, R. C. & Brown, Andrew
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
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
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
Geology and Pegmatites of Part of the Fourmile Area, Custer County, South Dakota (open access)

Geology and Pegmatites of Part of the Fourmile Area, Custer County, South Dakota

Report discussing the descriptive geology of three new formations of metamorphic rocks and details of about 420 pegmatites in the Fourmile area of Custer County, South Dakota.
Date: March 1952
Creator: Lang, A. J., Jr. & Redden, J. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reconnaissance for Radioactive Deposits in the Buckland-Kiwalik District, Candle Quadrangle, Seward Peninsula, Alaska (open access)

Reconnaissance for Radioactive Deposits in the Buckland-Kiwalik District, Candle Quadrangle, Seward Peninsula, Alaska

Report discussing the U.S. Geological Survey's investigation of radioactive mineral deposits found in the Buckland-Kiwalik district on the Seward Peninsula of Alaska. Uranothorianite, as well as other radioactive minerals, were discovered in the area.
Date: March 1952
Creator: West, Walter S. & Matzko, John J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reconnaissance for Radioactive Deposits in the Buckland-Kiwalik District, Candle Quadrangle, Seward Peninsula, Alaska (open access)

Reconnaissance for Radioactive Deposits in the Buckland-Kiwalik District, Candle Quadrangle, Seward Peninsula, Alaska

A report regarding a reconnaissance done in order to locate radioactive deposits in the Buckland-Kiwalik district, in the Candle Quadrangle in the Seward Peninsula, Alaska.
Date: March 1952
Creator: West, Walter S. & Matzko, John 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
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
Uranium and Thorium Deposits in East-Central Idaho and Southwestern Montana: Part 1 (open access)

Uranium and Thorium Deposits in East-Central Idaho and Southwestern Montana: Part 1

Report discussing a radiometric examination that took place in 1950 to determine the grade, reserves, and mode of occurrence of uranium and thorium in east-central Idaho and south-western Montana.
Date: March 1952
Creator: Trites, Albert F., Jr. & Tooker, Edwin W.
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
Carnotite resources of the Moon Mesa and Horse Mesa areas, Mesa and Montrose counties, Colorado (open access)

Carnotite resources of the Moon Mesa and Horse Mesa areas, Mesa and Montrose counties, Colorado

A report regarding carnotite resources of the Moon Mesa and Horse Mesa Areas, Mesa Montrose Counties, Colorado.
Date: March 1953
Creator: Stewart, J. H.
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
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

A report regarding the geology and mineralogy of the W. Wilson. Mine near Clancey, Jefferson County, Montana. This report concerns work done on behalf of the division of Raw Materials of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.
Date: March 1953
Creator: Meschter, D. Y.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Occurrence of Millisite and Pseudowavellite in the Leached Zone at Homeland, Florida (open access)

The Occurrence of Millisite and Pseudowavellite in the Leached Zone at Homeland, Florida

Report discussing studies of millisite and pseudowavellite, which were "locally abundant in the leached zone of the highly phosphatic Bone Valley formation in west-central Florida." Studies include optical determinations and x-ray studies.
Date: March 1953
Creator: Owens, J. P.; Berman, R. & Altschuler, Z. S.
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
Reconnaissance for Radioactive Deposits in the Darby Mountains District, Seward Peninsula, Alaska (open access)

Reconnaissance for Radioactive Deposits in the Darby Mountains District, Seward Peninsula, Alaska

Report discussing a geological examination of the Darby Mountains District, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, for radioactive deposits. It was found that radioactivity in this area appears to be directly related to the occurrence of granite.
Date: March 1953
Creator: West, Walter S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reconnaissance for Radioactive Deposits in the Darby Mountains District, Seward Peninsula, Alaska (open access)

Reconnaissance for Radioactive Deposits in the Darby Mountains District, Seward Peninsula, Alaska

A report regarding a reconnaissance performed in the Darby mountains District, the Seward Peninsula, Alaska, performed in order to locate radio deposits.
Date: March 1953
Creator: West, Walter S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reconnaissance for Uranium-Bearing Carbonaceous Rocks in New Mexico, 1952 (open access)

Reconnaissance for Uranium-Bearing Carbonaceous Rocks in New Mexico, 1952

Abstract: Reconnaissance for uranium in coal and black shale in New Mexico during 1952 was largely an extension of work initiated during the 1951 field season. No uranium deposits of economic interest were found, although minor amounts of uranium were noted at several localities.
Date: March 1953
Creator: Bachman, G. O.; Baltz, E. H. & O'Sullivan, R. B.
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
Thorium Resources of the Mountain Pass District, San Bernardino County, California (open access)

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

A report regarding thorium resources located in the Mountain Pass District in San Bernadino County, California
Date: March 1953
Creator: Shawe, Daniel R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trace Elements Research Quarterly Progress Report: April 1 to June 30, 1952 (open access)

Trace Elements Research Quarterly Progress Report: April 1 to June 30, 1952

Report discussing the progress made on various geologic studies during the period from April 1 to June 30, 1952.
Date: March 1953
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Automatic Micromuffle for the Determination of Ash in Carbonaceous Material (open access)

An Automatic Micromuffle for the Determination of Ash in Carbonaceous Material

Abstract: An automatic micromuffle for the determination of the ash content of small samples of carbonaceous material is comprised of a furnace of the radiant-heating type with a direct reading pyrometer for temperature control. This furnace can be assembled with a minimum of labor using parts available from scientific laboratory apparatus companies.
Date: March 1954
Creator: Meyrowitz, Robert & Massoni, C. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library