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Conglomeratic Sandstone Strata at the Base of the Brushy Basin Member of the Morrison Formation as Related to Uranium-vanadium Deposits, Southwestern Colorado and Southeastern Utah (open access)

Conglomeratic Sandstone Strata at the Base of the Brushy Basin Member of the Morrison Formation as Related to Uranium-vanadium Deposits, Southwestern Colorado and Southeastern Utah

A report about strata of conglomeratic sandstone which is localized st the base of the Brushy Basin shale member of the Morrison formation of Jurassic Age. These strata are discrete lithologic units which contain sedimentary structures oriented in a prevailing easterly direction.
Date: September 1955
Creator: Phoenix, David A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Uranium-Bearing Nickel-Cobalt-Native Silver Deposits in the Black Hawk District, Grant County, New Mexico (open access)

The Uranium-Bearing Nickel-Cobalt-Native Silver Deposits in the Black Hawk District, Grant County, New Mexico

Report discussing geological investigations of the uranium-bearing nickel-cobalt-native silver deposits in the Black Hawk district of Grant County, New Mexico. Details of the area's geology are presented, and topographic and geologic maps are presented.
Date: September 1953
Creator: Gillerman, Elliot & Whitebread, Donald H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chattanooga Shale Investigations Along the Sequatchie Anticline of Tennessee and Alabama (open access)

Chattanooga Shale Investigations Along the Sequatchie Anticline of Tennessee and Alabama

From abstract: "In 1953 the Chattanooga shale in the Sequatchie anticline was tested for its uranium content by seven diamond drill cores. Concurrent with the drilling, geologic field work was done to determine the distribution, thickness, and structural setting of the shale." The report contains information regarding location and drainage, geology, the drilling program, subdivisions of the Sequatchie anticline, and unpublished reports.
Date: September 1954
Creator: Glover, Lynn
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summary of the Research Work of the Trace Elements Section, Geochemistry and Petrology Branch, for the Period January 1 - June 30, 1951 (open access)

Summary of the Research Work of the Trace Elements Section, Geochemistry and Petrology Branch, for the Period January 1 - June 30, 1951

Report discussing the research work done by the Geochemistry and Petrology Branch of the Trace Elements Section of the U.S. Geological Survey during the period from January 1 - June 30, 1951. The studies mentioned involve mineralogic and petralogic investigations of radioactive rocks, minerals, and ores, as well as investigations of chemical, spectrographic, and radiometric methods of analysis for radioactive materials.
Date: September 1951
Creator: Rabbitt, John C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Field Method for Making a Quantitative Estimate of Altered Tuff in Sandstone (open access)

A Field Method for Making a Quantitative Estimate of Altered Tuff in Sandstone

Report discussing a method for using benzidine to identify altered tuff in sandstone. The method is "practical for field or field laboratory studies associated with stratigraphic correlations, mineral deposit investigations, or paleogeographic interpretations."
Date: September 1954
Creator: Cadigan, R. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proposed Nomenclature of Part of Upper Triassic Strata in Southeastern Utah (open access)

Proposed Nomenclature of Part of Upper Triassic Strata in Southeastern Utah

Report discussing a proposed nomenclature of Upper Triassic rocks in southeastern Utah in which two types of strata are lumped together in the Chinle formation and that the Shinarump conglomerate be redefined as the Shinarump member of the Chinle formation.
Date: September 1956
Creator: Stewart, John H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Spectrophotometric Determination of Vanadium as Thiocyanate in Acetone-Water Medium (open access)

The Spectrophotometric Determination of Vanadium as Thiocyanate in Acetone-Water Medium

A report about a method for the spectrophotometric determination of vanadium in acetone-water medium based on the reaction between vanadium (IV) and thiocyanate.
Date: September 1955
Creator: Feinstein, H. I.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Radioactivity at the Copper Creek Copper Lode Prospect, Eagle District, East-Central Alaska (open access)

Radioactivity at the Copper Creek Copper Lode Prospect, Eagle District, East-Central Alaska

Report discussing the investigation of radioactivity at the Copper Creek related to copper mineralization in sedimentary rocks. The radioactivity probably originated from uranium relating to bornite and malachite.
Date: September 1952
Creator: Wedow, Helmuth & Tolbert, Gene Edward
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Improved Glass Sample Holder for Assaying Low Radioactivity Samples (open access)

An Improved Glass Sample Holder for Assaying Low Radioactivity Samples

Report discussing an improved sample holder for measuring the radioactivity of powdered samples. The sample holder "consists of a thin-walled Geiger-Mueller tube, a ground-glass joint, and a four-pin connector."
Date: September 1955
Creator: Flanagan, F. J. & McCall, B. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Geology of the Florida Land-Pebble Phosphate Deposits (open access)

The Geology of the Florida Land-Pebble Phosphate Deposits

Report describing the geology of the land-pebble phosphate district on the Gulf Coastal Plain of Florida. This district is mapped out and the formation of land-pebble phosphate deposits is shown.
Date: September 1952
Creator: Cathcart, J. B.; Blade, L. V.; Davidson, D. F. & Ketner, K. B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geology and Ore Deposits of the Kern River Uranium Area, Kern County, California (open access)

Geology and Ore Deposits of the Kern River Uranium Area, Kern County, California

The following report covers investigations on the geology of the Kern River uranium area in Kern County, California, as well as the small uranium ore deposits erratically distributed along fractures.
Date: September 1957
Creator: MacKevett, E. M., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retention of Uranium During Oxidative Ashing of Selected Naturally Occurring Carbonaceous Substances (open access)

Retention of Uranium During Oxidative Ashing of Selected Naturally Occurring Carbonaceous Substances

Abstract: Data are presented to show that no appreciable loss of uranium occurs when uranium-bearing carbonaceous materials undergo oxidative ashing under routine conditions and with routine care.
Date: September 1954
Creator: Cuttitta, Frank & Brittin, Edward
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trace Elements Reconnaissance in Florida : Section 1, Radioactivity of Some Florida Sands ; Section 2, Radioactivity of Phosphates and Other Rocks in Florida (open access)

Trace Elements Reconnaissance in Florida : Section 1, Radioactivity of Some Florida Sands ; Section 2, Radioactivity of Phosphates and Other Rocks in Florida

The following document contains two reports providing results from reconnaissance missions in Florida. These missions tested the radioactivity in Florida sands and the radioactivity in phosphates and rocks found in Florida.
Date: September 1945
Creator: Slaughter, A. L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interim Report on Botanical Prospecting for Uranium in the Shinarump Conglomerate at Deer Flat, White Canyon District, San Juan County, Utah (open access)

Interim Report on Botanical Prospecting for Uranium in the Shinarump Conglomerate at Deer Flat, White Canyon District, San Juan County, Utah

Report discussing a study in which the plant analysis method of botanical prospecting for concealed uranium deposits was employed in the Deer Flat area, White Canyon district, San Juan County, Utah. The study took place from May to July, 1953.
Date: September 1955
Creator: Froelich, A. J. & Kleinhampl, F. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Introduction to the Geochemistry of Gadolinium (open access)

An Introduction to the Geochemistry of Gadolinium

Report discussing the geochemistry of gadolinium, specifically the abundance of the element and its isotopes in the earth's crust.
Date: September 1950
Creator: Fleischer, Michael
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Botanical Prospecting for Uranium on La Ventana Mesa, Sandoval County, New Mexico (open access)

Botanical Prospecting for Uranium on La Ventana Mesa, Sandoval County, New Mexico

A report about uranium bearing coal in the Allison-Gibson members of the Cretaceous Mesaverde formation which crops out in erosional remnants of the mesa.
Date: September 1954
Creator: Starrett, W. H. & Cannon, Helen L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Elk Ridge-White Canyon Channel System, San Juan County, Utah: Its Effect on Uranium Distribution (open access)

The Elk Ridge-White Canyon Channel System, San Juan County, Utah: Its Effect on Uranium Distribution

The following report covers the study of the area described in this report that is part of the White Canyon mining district, San Juan County, Utah. Upon this investigation, uranium deposits were discovered and analyzed.
Date: September 1957
Creator: Johnson, Henry S., Jr. & Thordarson, William
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Progress on Detection of Radioactivity by Airborne Equipment (open access)

Progress on Detection of Radioactivity by Airborne Equipment

Report discussing a method for detecting gamma radioactivity from ground sources with transport planes.
Date: September 1949
Creator: Stead, Frank W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Selected Annotated Bibliography of the Geology of Uraniferous Phosphorites in the United States (open access)

Selected Annotated Bibliography of the Geology of Uraniferous Phosphorites in the United States

From Introduction: "The references in this bibliography represent nearly all of the reports pertaining to uranium in domestic phosphorites that were publicly available as of May 31, 1955."
Date: September 1955
Creator: Curtis, Diane
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
X-Ray Diffractometer Studies of Some Vanadium Silicates (open access)

X-Ray Diffractometer Studies of Some Vanadium Silicates

Report discussing a study in which a group of claylike silicates containing vanadium were examined by X-ray diffraction methods to determine their mineralogic composition.
Date: September 1955
Creator: Hathaway, John C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reconnaissance for Uranium in Asphalt-Bearing Rocks in the Western States (open access)

Reconnaissance for Uranium in Asphalt-Bearing Rocks in the Western States

Report presenting the results of field investigations for uranium in asphalt-bearing rocks in the western states during 1953 and 1954.
Date: September 1955
Creator: Hail, William J., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Uranium Deposit at the Yellow Canary Claims, Daggett County, Utah (open access)

The Uranium Deposit at the Yellow Canary Claims, Daggett County, Utah

Report discussing the Yellow Canary claims uranium deposit on the west side of Red Creek Canyon in the northern part of the Uinta Mountains, Daggett County, Utah. "The claims have been developed by two adits, three open cuts, and several hundred feet of bulldozer trenches. No uranium ore has been produced from this deposit."
Date: September 1952
Creator: Willmarth, V. R.; Vickers, R. C.; McKeown, F. A. & Beroni, E. P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Terminology for Stratification and Cross-Stratification in Sedimentary Rock (open access)

Terminology for Stratification and Cross-Stratification in Sedimentary Rock

From abstract: "A terminology is suggested for stratified and cross-stratified rock units that will aid the field geologist in describing these structures... A classification of cross-stratification based primarily on the character of the lower bounding surface of a set of cross-strata is suggested."
Date: September 1952
Creator: Mckee, Edwin D. & Weir, Gordon W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Use of Aromatic Compounds of Arsenic in Chemical Analysis, Part 1 (open access)

The Use of Aromatic Compounds of Arsenic in Chemical Analysis, Part 1

Report discussing a study to "evaluate the analytical properties of aromatic arsonic acids and thus to establish a basis for their broader utilization in chemical analysis." More specifically, constants of dissociation, polarization of replacing radicals, and precipitation were investigated.
Date: September 1953
Creator: Portnov, A. I.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library