Radiometric traverse along the Yukon River from Fort Yukon to Ruby, Alaska, 1949
Trace Elements Memorandum
357
The report concerns work done on behalf of the Division of Raw Materials of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
By: Max G. White, John M. Stevens, and John J. Matzko
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Abstract
In 1949, a radiometric traverse was made of rocks exposed along the banks of and near the Yukon River about Fort Yukon to Ruby, Alaska. Granitic rocks of Tertiary age and of Devonian or Carboniferous age and sandstone beds of Cretaceous age gave the highest readings obtained in the field. Other rock types examined were greenstone of Devonian or Carboniferous age and metamorphic rocks of Devonian and pre-Devonian age, sedimentary rocks, and liginite of Tertiary age, and alluvial deposits of Quaternary age. The most radioactive sample, from Melozitna River canyon, contained only 0.017 percent equivalent uranium.
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White, M., Stevens, J.M., Matzko, J., 1956, Radiometric traverse along the Yukon River from Fort Yukon to Ruby, Alaska, 1949: U.S. Geological Survey Trace Elements Memorandum 357, 14 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/tem357.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Radiometric traverse along the Yukon River from Fort Yukon to Ruby, Alaska, 1949 |
| Series title | Trace Elements Memorandum |
| Series number | 357 |
| DOI | 10.3133/tem357 |
| Year Published | 1956 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 14 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Other Geospatial | Yukon River |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |