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Preliminary examination of uranium deposits near Marysvale, Piute County, Utah

Autunite and other uranium minerals were discovered in 1948 by Pratt Seegmiller about 3 1/4 miles north of Marysvale, Piute County, Utah. Mining operations were begun in the summer of 1949 by the Vanadium Corporation of America on the Prospector and the Freedom claims, and by the Bullion Monarch Mining Company a the Bullion Monarch claims. These claims were examined briefly in December 1949 and Ja
Authors
Harry C. Granger, Herman L. Bauer

Fifth special report of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory of the Hawaiian Volcano Research Association and the U.S. Geological Survey: Abrasion hardness

After reviewing the work of sclerometry, this paper shows that yielding and relative softness are the mechanical basis of what should be called malacometry. The experiments have been made with diamond drills, ring cuts, end millers and grinding wheels.Auerbach's "limited scope of the Mohs list" is quantitatively confirmed. The wear of diamonds is examined.A program is carried out, for rotary or an
Authors
T. A. Jaggar

Geologic interpretation of seismic data relocation route 1: proposed cut at stations 127-135 in Danvers, Mass.

The layout for the reconstruction of the Newburyport Turnpike (Route 1) proposed cit at stations 127-135, in Danvers, Mass., shows a deep cut through the western end of a hill between stations 127 and 135. Because of the depth of this cut seismic work was done at the site in September 1949. The work constitutes part of the cooperative program of the Department of Public Works and the United States
Authors
James E. May, Rev. Daniel Linehan

The food of the Alaska fur seal

No abstract available.
Authors
Victor B. Scheffer

Distribution of leached radioactive material in the Legin Group Area, San Miguel County, Colorado

Radioactivity anomalies, which are small in magnitude, and probably are not caused by extensions of known uranium-vanadium ore bodies, were detected during the gamma-ray logging of diamond-drill holes in the Legin group of claims, southwest San Miguel County, Colo. The positions of these anomalies are at the top surfaces of mudstone strata within, and at the base of, the ore-bearing sandstone of t
Authors
Allen S. Rogers

Field investigation of airborne radioactivity anomalies in Marquette County, Michigan

The broad radioactivity anomalies recorded by the airborne detector in the vicinity of Republic, Marquette County, Michigan, coincide rather closely with parts of a granitic complex chiefly of Archean age. Ground examination of the rock in these areas of high radioactivity shows that the granitic rock typically yields two to four times the normal background activity. Fissures, shear zones, veins,
Authors
Harold L. James

The Papsy's Hope autunite prospect, Marysvale District, Piute County, Utah

The Papsy's Hope autunite prospect is in the eastern part of the Marysvale district, Piute County, Utah, about 1 1/2 miles northeast of the mines now operating. It is developed by two shallow cuts and a short incline shaft. One cut exposes a zone of fractures, sparse quartz veins, and scattered autunite. Most if the autunite is exposed within a north-south distance of 17 feet. The trend of the zo
Authors
Edward P. Kaiser

Modification to Tracerlab Automatic Sample Changer

The U.S. Geological Survey has recently modified the Tracerlab Automatic Sample Changer so that the geometry is greatly improved for counting larger low-activity samples in finely ground form. The larger sample and larger Geiger Mueller tubes allow a greater number of samples to be counted per hour with the same statistical accuracy.
Authors
F.J. Flanegan, J. M. Nelson, J.J. Warr

A battery-powered fluorimeter for the determination of uranium

No abstract available.
Authors
Irving May, Mary H. Fletcher

A catalog of study material of radioactive minerals

No abstract available.
Authors
T. W. Stern
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