Brannerite from the Penn Haven Junction uranium occurrence, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey
By: R. B. Finkelman and Harry Klemic
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Abstract
Thorium-free brannerite has been identified in Upper Devonian uraniferous sandstone from Penn Haven Junction, Carbon County, Pa. The brannerite was located by a variation of the "Lexan" technique and is associated with galena, uraninite, and clausthalite. The angular thorium-free nature of the brannerite suggests that it formed by metamorphism of uranium-saturated leucoxene. As a result of the metamorphism some uranium may be in less soluble minerals than those found in the uranium deposits of the Western United States. For this reason, in-place leaching of the uranium may be impractical.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Brannerite from the Penn Haven Junction uranium occurrence, Carbon County, Pennsylvania |
| Series title | Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Year Published | 1976 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 2 p. |
| First page | 715 |
| Last page | 716 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Carbon County |
| Other Geospatial | Penn Haven Junction |