Linear-traverse surveys of helium and radon in soil gas as a guide for uranium exploration, central Weld County, Colorado
Open-File Report
77-589
By: G. Michael Reimer and R.S. Rice
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Abstract
Linear-traverse surveys of helium and radon in soil gas were performed and evaluated as a guide for uranium exploration in central Weld County, Colo. Repeated sampling over a 5-month period eventually delineated a helium anomaly along the main 11.2 km traverse, and that anomaly may be related to a uranium occurrence. A single traverse is difficult to interpret. A grid sampling pattern, no more time consuming than a repeated linear traverse, is preferred. Radon anomalies along the traverses are from radon-220, the thorium decay series member, and do not show a positive correlation with the helium analyses.
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Reimer, G.M., Rice, R., 1977, Linear-traverse surveys of helium and radon in soil gas as a guide for uranium exploration, central Weld County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-589, ii, 10 leaves :ill. ;27 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr77589.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Linear-traverse surveys of helium and radon in soil gas as a guide for uranium exploration, central Weld County, Colorado |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 77-589 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr77589 |
| Year Published | 1977 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Description | ii, 10 leaves :ill. ;27 cm. |