An inferred relationship between some uranium deposits and calcium carbonate cement in southern Black Hills, South Dakota
Trace Elements Memorandum
1000
By: Garland B. Gott
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Abstract
Evidence resulting from geologic mapping in the southern Black Hills indicates that the areas marginal to some of the larger carbonate-cemented sandstones constitute favorable geochemical environments for the localization of uranium deposits. To determine whether these favorable environments are predictable a limited experimental core-drilling program was carried out. An extensive deposit was discovered in an area marginal to a sandstone well-cemented with calcium carbonate. The deposit has not yet been developed, but from the available data it appears that there is a significant quantity of mineralized rock present containing as much as 3.0 percent eU3O8.
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Gott, G.B., 1956, An inferred relationship between some uranium deposits and calcium carbonate cement in southern Black Hills, South Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Trace Elements Memorandum 1000, 15 p.; 3 figs. (one in envelope); 1 table, https://doi.org/10.3133/tem1000.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | An inferred relationship between some uranium deposits and calcium carbonate cement in southern Black Hills, South Dakota |
| Series title | Trace Elements Memorandum |
| Series number | 1000 |
| DOI | 10.3133/tem1000 |
| Year Published | 1956 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Description | 15 p.; 3 figs. (one in envelope); 1 table |
| Scale | 100000 |