Uranium and thorium distribution in soils and weathered bedrock in south Texas
Open-File Report
77-764
By: Kendell A. Dickinson
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Abstract
The distribution of uranium and thorium in soils and weathered bedrock in areas of calich soil development on various kinds of sedimentary bedrock in south Texas indicates that uranium and thorium are leached from the surface layers and deposited deeper in the soil or weathered bedrock. The data provide field evidence that uranium is mobilized during dry-climate weathering, and suggest that caution be used in the interpretation of airborne, radioactive surveys that measure uranium at the surface.
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Dickinson, K.A., 1977, Uranium and thorium distribution in soils and weathered bedrock in south Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-764, ii, 18 leaves :ill., maps ;27 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr77764.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Uranium and thorium distribution in soils and weathered bedrock in south Texas |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 77-764 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr77764 |
| Year Published | 1977 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Description | ii, 18 leaves :ill., maps ;27 cm. |