Methodology, geology and listing of analyses of helium samples in the Bisti, De-Na-Zin, and Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Study Areas, San Juan County, New Mexico
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Publications and source records attributed to D.G. Murrey.
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A survey was run in the vicinity of a south Texas uranium roll-type deposit to determine the general concentration of helium in the soil gas and helium/radon ratios in the ground water for deposits of this nature. The helium in soil-gas concentrations are typical of the concentrations found associated with other low-grade uranium deposits in other areas. The distribution of the values probably reflects local structure and is influenced by surface activities such as farming and mining. The helium/radon ratios in water strikingly reveal the known orebody, and some samples taken for background information may indicate the presence of nearby mineralized areas.