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John B. McHugh
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Analysis of the heavy-mineral fraction of drainage sediments, Domeland Wilderness and adjacent RARE II study areas, Kern and Tulare counties, California
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Possible uranium mineralization, Mineral Mountains, Utah
The Mineral Mountains block in west-central Utah is a horst whose core stands structurally high relative to all nearby basin-and-range fault blocks. Rocks of the Mineral Mountains range from Precambrian to Quaternary in age, but mostly consist of Tertiary granitic rocks. The range lies with the Wah Wah-Tusher mineral belt. Lead, silver, gold, and tungsten have been mined commercially. During a geochemical survey conducted in the summer of 1978, 30 water samples and 29 stream-sediment samples were collected from the Mineral Mountains area. The interpretation of simple plots of uranium concentrations and the results of a Q-mode factor analysis indicate that potential exists for uranium mineral deposits within the Mineral Mountains. The most favorable areas are in the granitic pluton near its contacts with sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. The most likely source of the uranium anomalies is uraninite-bearing epigenic veins along faults and fractures within the pluton. Three hypothetical models are proposed to account for the uranium mineralization.
Portable field kit for determining uranium in water
The pressing need for on-site field analyses of the uranium content of surface and ground waters has promoted the development of a simple, light-weight, relatively cheap, portable kit to make such determinations in the field. Forty to sixty water samples per day can be analyzed for uranium to less than 0.2 parts per billion. The kit was tested in the field with excellent results.
Uranium results for 147 water samples from the Elkhorn Wilderness Study Area, Montana
One hundred forty seven water samples were corrected from the Elkhorn Wilderness during the summer of 1977 as a part of a mineral resource assessment study. Each sample was analyzed for uranium. Specific conductance and pH were also measured. Sample analyses and site locations are presented in this report.