Occurrence of uranium-bearing coal, carbonaceous shale, and carbonaceous limestone in the Fall Creek area, Bonneville County, Idaho
Trace Elements Memorandum
340
The report concerns work done on behalf of the Division of Raw Materials of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
By: James D. Vine and George W. Moore
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Abstract
Uraniferous coal, carbonaceous shale, and carbonaceous limestone occur in the Bear River formation of Upper Crestaceous age at the Fall Creek prospect, in the Fall Creek area, Bonneville County, IDaho. The uranium compounds are believed to have been derived from mildly radioactive silicic volcanic rocks of the Tertiary age that rest unconformably on all older rocks and once overlay the Bear River formation and its coal. Meteoric water, percolating downward through the silicic volcanic rocks and into the older rocks along joints and faults, is believed to have brought the uranium compounds into contact with the coal and carbonaceous rocks in which the uranium was absorbed.
Suggested Citation
Vine, J.D., Moore, G.W., 1952, Occurrence of uranium-bearing coal, carbonaceous shale, and carbonaceous limestone in the Fall Creek area, Bonneville County, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Trace Elements Memorandum 340, 25 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/tem340.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Occurrence of uranium-bearing coal, carbonaceous shale, and carbonaceous limestone in the Fall Creek area, Bonneville County, Idaho |
| Series title | Trace Elements Memorandum |
| Series number | 340 |
| DOI | 10.3133/tem340 |
| Year Published | 1952 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 25 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Bonneville County |
| Other Geospatial | Fall Creek |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |