Exploration geochemical studies of some sandstone copper-uranium deposits, Bradford, Columbia, and Lycoming Counties, Pa
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Abstract
Semi-quantitative spectrographic analyses of mineralized and unmineralized sandstone, siltstone, and claystone from the Catskill Formation of Devonian age in Bradford, Columbia, and Lycoming Counties, Pa., suggest that copper, silver, and uranium are the principal metallic elements concentrated in the mineralized rock. Lead, mercury, and molybdenum may be concentrated slightly in mineralized rock but values are too low to be of use in exploration. The deposits are too small to make large anomalies in stream sediments except in drainage basins of less than a few acres. However, if a large deposit were exposed to weathering, it would probably be detectable by stream sediment sampling. Analyses of oxalic acid leachates of the minus 80-mesh fraction of the stream-sediment samples gave more useful values than analyses of the minus 80-mesh samples in separating drainage basins that have copper deposits from those that have no known copper deposits.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Exploration geochemical studies of some sandstone copper-uranium deposits, Bradford, Columbia, and Lycoming Counties, Pa |
| Series title | Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Year Published | 1977 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Description | 13 p. |
| First page | 609 |
| Last page | 621 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bradford County, Columbia County, Lycoming County |
| Other Geospatial | Beaver Lake, Grassmere Park, New Albany |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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