Geology and Uranium Occurrences in the Miller Hill Area, Carbon County, Wyoming
Description:
Abstract: Uranium occurs in the North Park(?) formation of Pliocene(?) age in the Miller Hill area, about 25 miles south of Rawlins, Carbon County, Wyo. As much as 0. 5 percent uranium is contained in grab samples, but only about 1000 tons of rock are known to contain as much as 0. 03 percent uranium. Beds of brecciated, silicified limestone 3 to 10 feet thick contain the principal concentrations of uranium. Lesser concentrations are found in calcareous sandstone and quartzite. Uranophane, Ca(U…
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Date:
May 1956
Creator:
Vine, James David & Prichard, George E.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department