Minerals for atomic energy; a guide to exploration for uranium, thorium, and beryllium.
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New York,
Van Nostrand
[1954]
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Table of Contents:
- The prospector in the new era of atomic energy
- What to look for: uranium, thorium, and beryllium; their minerals and deposits
- Introduction
- Mineral and ore deposits
- The uranium ore minerals
- The other uranium minerals
- Productive and other significant deposits of uranium
- The thorium minerals
- Productive and other significant deposits of thorium
- The beryllium minerals
- Productive and other significant deposits of beryllium
- Where to look: evaluation of various areas of the world
- Introduction
- Shield areas of the world
- Massifs
- Other areas of granitic and metamorphic rocks
- Principal mountain systems of the world
- Broad plains areas of sedimentary rocks
- Other areas of North America
- Other areas of the world
- How to look: prospecting preparation, equipment and regulations, radioactivity and use of the counter, evaluation and aid, prices and markets
- Introduction
- radioactivity and its detection
- Prospecting with the counter
- How to evaluate a discovery
- Marketing uranium, thorium, beryllium, and associated ores
- Appendices.