Results of reconnaissance for uranium in nonmarine carbonaceous rocks in parts of California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington during 1951 and 1952
Trace Elements Memorandum
444-A
Prepared by the Geological Survey for the United Stated Atomic Energy Commission
By: Donald C. Duncan
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Abstract
Nonmarine carbonaceous rocks, including shales, coal, and peat, were tested at about 3 localities in California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Rocks ranging in age from Carboniferous to Quaternary were examine, although the principal attention was given middle and late Tertiary lignites of the northern part of the Great Basin. Most carbonaceous rocks examined contained essentially no uranium, but lignitic shales in the Goose Creek district, Idaho, a thin carbonaceous shale near Hagerman, Idaho, and a small peat deposit in Davis County, Utah contained more than 0.003 percent uranium.
Suggested Citation
Duncan, D., 1953, Results of reconnaissance for uranium in nonmarine carbonaceous rocks in parts of California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington during 1951 and 1952: U.S. Geological Survey Trace Elements Memorandum 444, 26 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/tem444A.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Results of reconnaissance for uranium in nonmarine carbonaceous rocks in parts of California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington during 1951 and 1952 |
| Series title | Trace Elements Memorandum |
| Series number | 444 |
| Chapter | A |
| DOI | 10.3133/tem444A |
| Year Published | 1953 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 26 p. |
| Time Range Start | 1951-01-01 |
| Time Range End | 1952-12-31 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California;Idaho;Nevada;Oregon;Utah;Washington |