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Image: Withdrawing Water for Hydraulic Fracturing
Withdrawing Water for Hydraulic Fracturing
Withdrawing Water for Hydraulic Fracturing
Withdrawing Water for Hydraulic Fracturing

Equipment set up to pump water from a lake to an impoundment for hydraulic fracturing in the Fayetteville Shale of Arkansas.

Equipment set up to pump water from a lake to an impoundment for hydraulic fracturing in the Fayetteville Shale of Arkansas.

Image: Mallik Gas Hydrate Sample
Mallik Gas Hydrate Sample
Mallik Gas Hydrate Sample
Mallik Gas Hydrate Sample

A sample of gas hydrates collected from Mallik, Canada. Gas hydrates are naturally-occurring “ice-like” combinations of natural gas and water that have the potential to provide an immense resource of natural gas from the world’s oceans and polar regions.

A sample of gas hydrates collected from Mallik, Canada. Gas hydrates are naturally-occurring “ice-like” combinations of natural gas and water that have the potential to provide an immense resource of natural gas from the world’s oceans and polar regions.

Image: Oil Pads in the North Dakota Badlands
Oil Pads in the North Dakota Badlands
Oil Pads in the North Dakota Badlands
Oil Pads in the North Dakota Badlands

A view of the badlands terrain with Bakken oil and gas production "pads" in the distance, Billings County, North Dakota. 

A view of the badlands terrain with Bakken oil and gas production "pads" in the distance, Billings County, North Dakota. 

Image: Oil Pads in the North Dakota Badlands
Oil Pads in the North Dakota Badlands
Oil Pads in the North Dakota Badlands
Oil Pads in the North Dakota Badlands

A view of the badlands terrain with Bakken oil and gas production "pads" in the distance, Billings County, North Dakota. 

A view of the badlands terrain with Bakken oil and gas production "pads" in the distance, Billings County, North Dakota. 

Image: Bakken Drilling
Bakken Drilling
Bakken Drilling
Bakken Drilling

Bakken drilling and completion activities at a well along Interstate-94, 6 miles east of Belfield, North Dakota.

Bakken drilling and completion activities at a well along Interstate-94, 6 miles east of Belfield, North Dakota.

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Bakken Drilling
Bakken Drilling
Bakken Drilling

Bakken drilling and completion activities at a well along Interstate-94, 6 miles east of Belfield, North Dakota.

Bakken drilling and completion activities at a well along Interstate-94, 6 miles east of Belfield, North Dakota.

Image: Bakken Drill Rig
Bakken Drill Rig
Bakken Drill Rig
Bakken Drill Rig

A drill rig in the Bakken oil field in Stark County, western North Dakota. 

A drill rig in the Bakken oil field in Stark County, western North Dakota. 

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Bakken Drill Rig
Bakken Drill Rig
Bakken Drill Rig

A drill rig in the Bakken oil field in Stark County, western North Dakota. 

A drill rig in the Bakken oil field in Stark County, western North Dakota. 

Image: Mallik Gas Hydrates Test Well
Mallik Gas Hydrates Test Well
Mallik Gas Hydrates Test Well
Mallik Gas Hydrates Test Well

A test-well for collecting gas hydrates in Mallik, Canada. Gas hydrates are naturally-occurring “ice-like” combinations of natural gas and water that have the potential to provide an immense resource of natural gas from the world’s oceans and polar regions.

A test-well for collecting gas hydrates in Mallik, Canada. Gas hydrates are naturally-occurring “ice-like” combinations of natural gas and water that have the potential to provide an immense resource of natural gas from the world’s oceans and polar regions.

Image shows two scientists in hard hats collecting a research core aboard a drill rig
Collecting a Gas Hydrate Research Core from the Indian Ocean
Collecting a Gas Hydrate Research Core from the Indian Ocean
Collecting a Gas Hydrate Research Core from the Indian Ocean

Scientists aboard the D/S Chikyu prepare to collect a research core drilled from marine sediments in the Indian Ocean. This research is part of the 2015 Indian National Gas Hydrate Program Expedition 02 (NGHP-02), which is a follow-up to the 2006 NGHP-01. 

Scientists aboard the D/S Chikyu prepare to collect a research core drilled from marine sediments in the Indian Ocean. This research is part of the 2015 Indian National Gas Hydrate Program Expedition 02 (NGHP-02), which is a follow-up to the 2006 NGHP-01. 

Image shows a scanning electron microscope image of finchite
Scanning Electron Microscope Image of Finchite
Scanning Electron Microscope Image of Finchite
Scanning Electron Microscope Image of Finchite

A scanning electron microscope image of the newly discovered mineral finchite. The Denver Microbeam Lab provided this scan of finchite in order to help describe and identify the mineral as a new one. Finchite is a uranium mineral first observed in Martin County, Texas.

A scanning electron microscope image of the newly discovered mineral finchite. The Denver Microbeam Lab provided this scan of finchite in order to help describe and identify the mineral as a new one. Finchite is a uranium mineral first observed in Martin County, Texas.

Image shows a sample of the mineral finchite with a chair wheel for scale
Finchite Mineral
Finchite Mineral
Finchite Mineral

A sample of finchite, a newly discovered uranium mineral. Finchite is the yellow material on the surface of the rock. Finchite is found in the late Pleistocene sediments deposited during the Illinoian glacial stage.

A sample of finchite, a newly discovered uranium mineral. Finchite is the yellow material on the surface of the rock. Finchite is found in the late Pleistocene sediments deposited during the Illinoian glacial stage.

Image shows a sample of finchite with a quarter for scale
Finchite Mineral
Finchite Mineral
Finchite Mineral

A sample of finchite, a newly discovered uranium mineral. Finchite is the yellow material on the surface of the rock. Finchite is found in the late Pleistocene sediments deposited during the Illinoian glacial stage.

A sample of finchite, a newly discovered uranium mineral. Finchite is the yellow material on the surface of the rock. Finchite is found in the late Pleistocene sediments deposited during the Illinoian glacial stage.

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USGS Scientist Examining Texas Rock Layers for Finchite Minerals
USGS Scientist Examining Texas Rock Layers for Finchite Minerals
Image shows a dry creek bed with two men standing on the banks
USGS Scientists Seeking Finchite by the Sulfur Springs Draw in Texas
USGS Scientists Seeking Finchite by the Sulfur Springs Draw in Texas
USGS Scientists Seeking Finchite by the Sulfur Springs Draw in Texas

Between Lamesa and Big Spring, Texas, runs the Sulfur Spring Draw, a dry creek. It's the site of an economic calcrete-type uranium deposit, the Sulfur Springs Draw Deposit, where a new mineral was discovered in 2015.

Between Lamesa and Big Spring, Texas, runs the Sulfur Spring Draw, a dry creek. It's the site of an economic calcrete-type uranium deposit, the Sulfur Springs Draw Deposit, where a new mineral was discovered in 2015.

USGS scientists stand on the edge of a ship, preparing equipment to go into the ocean
Sediment Sampling for Gas Hydrate
Sediment Sampling for Gas Hydrate
Sediment Sampling for Gas Hydrate

USGS scientists collect sediment samples in a gas hydrates area during a cruise on the U.S. Atlantic margin in 2015.

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Calcrete near Sulfur Springs Draw
Calcrete near Sulfur Springs Draw
Calcrete near Sulfur Springs Draw

A calcrete outcropping near Sulfur Springs Draw in Texas. This deposit dates to the Pliocene and Pleistocene, and hosts uranium-vanadate minerals.

A calcrete outcropping near Sulfur Springs Draw in Texas. This deposit dates to the Pliocene and Pleistocene, and hosts uranium-vanadate minerals.

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The Southern High Plains
The Southern High Plains
The Southern High Plains

The Southern High Plains of New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. USGS conducted a uranium assessment in this region in 2015.

Image shows a landscape view of the Southern High Plains
The Southern High Plains
The Southern High Plains
The Southern High Plains

The Southern High Plains of New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. USGS conducted a uranium assessment in this region in 2015.

Image shows a detail of a yellow mineral on white rock
Uranium-Vanadate Mineral in Calcrete
Uranium-Vanadate Mineral in Calcrete
Uranium-Vanadate Mineral in Calcrete

A uranium-vanadate mineral in calcrete. This sample came from near the Sulfur Springs Draw in Texas. USGS conducted an assessment of uranium resources in this region in 2015.

A uranium-vanadate mineral in calcrete. This sample came from near the Sulfur Springs Draw in Texas. USGS conducted an assessment of uranium resources in this region in 2015.

USGS scientist leaning against a rock outcropping with trees in the background
Shearing of the Melozitna Granite
Shearing of the Melozitna Granite
Shearing of the Melozitna Granite

Geologist and cataclastic shear zones in the Melozitna granite in the Ruby batholith. This granite contains abundant monazite and high levels of thorium and rare earth elements.

Geologist and cataclastic shear zones in the Melozitna granite in the Ruby batholith. This granite contains abundant monazite and high levels of thorium and rare earth elements.