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Reconnaissance for Radioactivity in the Yuma Air Force Base Gunnery Range, Yuma County, Arizona

Description: From abstract: During part of February and March 1953, reconnaissance examinations for radioactive material were made at 12 localities in the Yuma Air Force Base gunnery range in southern Yuma County, Ariz. The Yuma gunnery range, which is adjacent to the west edge of the Luke and Williams Air Force Bases gunnery range, is characterized by block faulted, elongate mountain ranges composed essentially of schist, gneiss, and granite of pre-Cambrian to Mesozoic age and separated by broad alluvial b… more
Date: August 1953
Creator: Raup, Robert B., Jr. & Haines, D. V.
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Primary Sedimentary Trend Indicators as Applied to Ore Finding in the Carrizo Mountains, Arizona and New Mexico

Description: Abstract: Field and laboratory study of primary sedimentary features of the Salt Wash sandstone was undertaken to learn if these structures can be of use in finding hidden deposits of ore and also if they have influenced the localization of either individual ore deposits or larger mineralized districts.
Date: August 1953
Creator: Stokes, William Lee
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Uranium Occurrences in Wilson Creek Area, Gila County, Arizona

Description: Abstract: The Wilson Creek Area, in northern Gila Cointy, is about 10 miles southeast of Young, Arizona, along the east side of Cherry Creek. Four claims covering concentrations of uranium mineralization in the Dripping Spring Formation are owned by the American Asbestos Cement Company. The claims are located in typical plateau-type topography, with flat mesa* and nearly vertical canyon walls. The bedded zones of uranium mineralization are exposed in the Dripping Spring Quartzite near the botto… more
Date: December 1953
Creator: Wells, R. L. & Rambosek, A. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary Reconnaissance of the Dripping Spring Quartzite Formation in Gila and Pinal Counties, Arizona

Description: Abstract: A four-week reconnaissance of certain portions of the mountainous area in Gila and Pinal Counties, Arizona, was undertaken in March and April, 1953, to inspect accessible outcrops of Dripping Spring quartzite, a pre-Cambrian formation which has lately attracted the interest of the Atomic Energy Commission by the discovery of two separate occurrences of uranium mineralization. Although no new deposits were found during the field work, a more thorough examination of the quartzite seems … more
Date: June 1953
Creator: Mead, W. E. & Wells, R. L.
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Preliminary Report on Geologic Investigations in Monument Valley Area, Arizona, 1952

Description: From introduction: A program of uranium investigations and geologic mapping on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Apache and Navajo Counties, northeastern Arizona (fig. 1) was undertaken by the U. S. Geological Survey on behalf of the Atomic Energy Commission during the field seasons of 1951 and 1952. Field work on this program has been completed and preliminary copies of the maps, which cover an area of about 700 square miles, are inclosed as part of this report. The two principal objectives of … more
Date: February 1953
Creator: Witkind, Irving Jerome; Thaden, R. E. & Lough, C. F.
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Preliminary Report of Reconnaissance in the Cameron Area, Arizona

Description: Introduction: A radiometric airborne reconnaissance of the Cameron, Arizona, district was conducted in the late fall of 1952 and early winter of 1953. Flying was carried out under the direction of the Salt Lake Exploration Branch of the Atomic Energy Commission, Division of Raw Materials. Airborne equipment and ground personnel were provided through the Technical Services Branch of the Grand Junction Exploration Division.
Date: June 1953
Creator: Williams, Floyd J. & Barrett, Donald C.
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Preliminary Report on Uranium-Bearing Deposits in Mohave County, Arizona

Description: Abstract: Preliminary studies of the Wallapai Mining District and selected properties in the Maynard and Greenwood Mining Districts, Mohave County, Arizona, from January 8 to March 8, 1953, were made to determine the extent of uranium mineralization. All of the uranium properties examined are of the vein type and are believed to be of mesothermal origin. Brecciation and porosity of the veins appear to be controlling factors in the concentration of uranium minerals from the ore-bearing solutions… more
Date: June 1953
Creator: Hart, Olin M. & Hetland, Donald L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Lead-Uranium Deposit at the White Oak No. 1 Mine, Santa Cruz County, Arizona

Description: From abstract: A small quantity of uranium ore was shipped from the White Oak No. 1 mine, Pajarito mining district, Santa Cruz County, Ariz., in 1952. The uranium is associated with oxidized lead ore in a shear zone that cuts rhyolite 'porphyry of Tertiary(?) age. The uranium minerals -- kasolite, uranophane, dumontite, autunite, and possibly radioactive pyromorphite -- are concentrated along small, discontinuous fractures, and accordingly the ore bodies are small and widely dispersed.
Date: August 1953
Creator: Raup, Robert B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Interim Report on Geologic Investigations in the Monument Valley Area, Arizona

Description: From abstract: The Geological Survey has completed a program of uranium investigation and geologic mapping in the Monument Valley area, Apache and Navajo Counties, Ariz. The program, undertaken on behalf of the 'Atomic Energy Commission, had two principal objectives. The first was to establish prospecting guides for uranium ore deposits. The second objective was to appraise the relative favorableness of formations and areas for the occurrence of uranium deposits in order to select localities th… more
Date: January 1953
Creator: Witkind, Irving Jerome; Thaden, Robert E. & Lough, C. F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Identification and Occurrence of Uranium and Vanadium Minerals From the Colorado Plateaus

Description: Abstract: "This report, designed to make available to field geologists and others information on identification and occurrence of uranium minerals of the Colorado Plateaus, contains physical properties, X-ray data, and in some instances results of chemical and spectrographic analysis of 24 uranium and 17 vanadium minerals. Also included is a table giving the optical properties of uranium minerals and a list of locations of mines from which the minerals have been identified."
Date: April 1953
Creator: Weeks, A. D. & Thompson, M. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Navajoite, a New Vanadium Oxide From Arizona

Description: Report discussing navajoite, hydrated vanadium pentoxide, which was a new vanadium oxide found at a mine on the Navajo Indian Reservation, Apache County, Arizona. Information regarding its occurrences, physical properties, chemical analysis, and X-ray diffraction data are included.
Date: December 1953
Creator: Weeks, Alice D.; Thompson, Mary E. & Sherwood, Alexander M.
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Progress Report on the Stratigraphy of the Triassic and Associated Formations in Part of the Colorado Plateau Region

Description: Report discussing stratigraphic studies of the Triassic and associated formations in northern Arizona and southern Utah. The programs of study included are "(1) regional stratigraphic descriptions and correlation of units, (2) sedimentary structure studies, (3) pebble studies, and (4) sedimentary petrology."
Date: June 1953
Creator: Williams, G. A.; Cadigan, R. A.; Albee, H. F. & Stewart, J. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Progress report on the stratigraphy of the Triassic and associated formations in part of the Colorado Plateau region

Description: A progress report regarding the stratigraphy of the Triassic and associated formations in part of the Colorado Plateau region. Concerns work done on behalf of the Division of Raw Materials of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.
Date: June 1953
Creator: Williams, George A.; Cadigan, Robert Allen; Albee, Howard F. & Stewart, J. H.
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