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Electrical Properties of Sandstones of the Morrison Formation

Description: The following report covers the study of electrical properties of the Morrison formation in the Uravan mineral belt of the Colorado Plateau to determine if there are anomalous variations in these properties in and near zones of uranium-vanadium minerals which might serve as a target for geophysical prospecting.
Date: March 1957
Creator: Keller, George V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Lead-Alpha Age Determinations of Granitic Rocks from Alaska

Description: Abstract: "Lead-alpha activity age determinations were made on zircon from seven granitic rocks of central and southeastern Alaska. The results of the age determinations indicate two periods of igneous intrusion, one about 95 million years ago, during the Cretaceous period, and another about 53 million years ago, during the early part of the Tertiary. The individual ages determined on zircon from 2 rocks from southeastern Alaska and 1 from east-central Alaska gave results of 90, 100, and 96 mil… more
Date: March 1957
Creator: Matzo, J. J.; Jaffe, H. W. & Waring, C. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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