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Uraniferous Quartzite, Red Bluff Prospect, Gila County, Arizona

Description: Abstract: Radioactive zones are present in the upper silty part of the pre-Cambrian Dripping Spring quartzite at the Red Bluff prospect, Gila County, Ariz. The prospect is in the SE 1/4 sec. 31, T. 5 N., R. 14 E., at the southern end of the Sierra Ancha area and 12 miles northeast of Roosevelt Dam. Stratigraphic control of the radioactive zones is indicated by the restriction of the zones to two layers, each about 20 feet thick.The zones are spatially associated in part with a diabase dike that… more
Date: January 1951
Creator: Kaiser, E. P.
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Preliminary Appraisal of the Carnotite Resources of the Carrizo Mountains Area, San Juan County, New Mexico, and Apache County, Arizona

Description: From introduction: A rapid appraisal of the carnotite resources of the Salt Wash sandstone member of the Morrison formation in the Carrizo Mountains area was undertaken by the U. S. Geological Survey late in 1951 in connection with its current project of geologic mapping of the area. Though brief and preliminary, this report provides a summary of production trends and estimated reserves in the area and indicates as far as possible the total potential of the area as a source of uranium. This inf… more
Date: May 1952
Creator: Strobell, J. D., Jr.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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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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Localization of Uranium Minerals in Channel Sediments at the Base of the Shinarump Conglomerate, Monument Valley, Arizona

Description: Report discussing the Shinarump Conglomerate, the channels leading to this conglomerate, and the uranium minerals which localize at the base of this conglomerate via the channel sediments. The geology of the area, information on the channels, and information regarding the localization of uranium in channels are included.
Date: July 1954
Creator: Witkind, I. J.
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Some Thermodynamic Relations Among the Uranium Oxides and Their Relation to the Oxidation States of the Uranium Ores of the Colorado Plateaus

Description: Report discussing uranium oxides, their thermodynamic relations, and how these relations connect to the oxidation states of uranium ores found at the Colorado Plateaus. This report provides information regarding thermodynamic properties of some compounds and ions of the U-O-H2O system, discussion and interpretation of thermodynamic properties, and a summary with conclusion.
Date: August 1954
Creator: Garrels, Robert M.
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Map of the Colorado Plateau Showing Deposits and Groups of Deposits That Have Produced 1,000 Tons or More of Uranium-Vanadium Ore Through December 31, 1953

Description: The following document provides a mineralogical and geological map of the Colorado Plateau providing deposits and groups of deposits that have been found to produce 1,000 tons or more of uranium-vanadium within December 31, 1953.
Date: 1955
Creator: Chew, Randall T., (3d.)
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Summary of the Mineralogy of the Colorado Plateau Uranium Ores

Description: Report summarizing information regarding the mineralogy of uranium ores of the Colorado Plateau. The report includes sections on classification, mineralogy of the primary unoxidized ores, oxidation sequence and mineralogy of vanadiferous uranium ores, mineralogy of oxidized nonvanadiferous uranium ores, relation of oxidation to water saturation of ore, relative stability and size of oxidized deposits, secondary enrichment, and time and depth of oxidation.
Date: February 1956
Creator: Weeks, A. D.; Coleman, R. G. & Thompson, M. E.
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Stratigraphy of Triassic and Associated Formations in Part of the Colorado Plateau

Description: From abstract: "Stratigraphic studies of the Triassic and associated formations have been made in southeastern Utah and adjoining parts of Colorado and Arizona. These studies have followed five principal lines of investigation: regional stratigraphy, sedimentary petrology, pebble studies, sedimentary structure studies, and lithofacies studies."
Date: June 1956
Creator: Stewart, John H.; Williams, George A.; Albee, Howard F.; Raup, Omer B. & Cadigan, Robert A.
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