A uranium occurrence in the Tertiary Kootznahoo Formation on Kuiu Island, southeast Alaska
Open-File Report
79-1427
By: Kendell A. Dickinson
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Abstract
Radioactive anomalies as high as 50 times background and uranium-bearing samples were discovered in parts of the nonmarine Tertiary Kootznahoo Formation in southeast Alaska by K. A. Dickinson and John Mitchell. Samples containing as much as 1300 ± 400 ppm uranium, measured by beta eU, were found. These samples have the highest uranium contents so far reported from Tertiary sedimentary rocks in southeast Alaska. Eakins (1975) reported two samples containing 12 and 13 ppm uranium and an anomaly of 13 times background from the same area. The purpose of this paper is to report the results of present studies and to suggest further work.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | A uranium occurrence in the Tertiary Kootznahoo Formation on Kuiu Island, southeast Alaska |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 79-1427 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr791427 |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 5 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Other Geospatial | Kuiu Island |
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