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Identification and Occurrence of Uranium and Vanadium Minerals from the Colorado Plateaus SpColl £2' 1 Energy I TEl 334 Identification and Occurrence of Uranium and Vanadium Minerals from the Colorado Plateaus ~ By A. D. Weeks and M. E. Thompson ~ I"\ ~ ~ Trace Elements Investigations Report 334 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IN REPLY REFER TO: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WASHINGTON 25, D. C. AUG 12 1953 Dr. PhilUp L. Merritt, Assistant Director Division of Ra1'r Materials U. S. AtoTILic Energy Commission. P. 0. Box 30, Ansonia Station New· York 23, Nei< York Dear Phil~ Transmitted herewith are six copies oi' TEI-334, "Identification and occurrence oi' uranium and vanadium minerals i'rom the Colorado Plateaus," by A , D. Weeks and M. E. Thompson, April 1953 • We are asking !41'. Hosted to approve our plan to publish this re:por t as a C.i.rcular .. Sincerely yours, Ak~f777.~ W. H. ~radley Chief' Geologist UNCLASSIFIED Geology and Mineralogy This document consists or 69 pages. Series A. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TEE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IDENTIFICATION AND OCCURRENCE OF URANIUM AND VANADIUM MINERALS FROM TEE COLORADO PLATEAUS* By A• D. Weeks and M. E. Thompson April 1953 Trace Elements Investigations Report 334 This preliminary report is distributed without editorial and technical review for conformity with ofricial standards and nomenclature. It is not for public inspection or guotation. *This report concerns work done on behalf of the Division of Raw Materials of the u. s. Atomic Energy Commission 2 USGS GEOLOGY AllU MINEFALOGY Distribution (Series A) No. of copies American Cyanamid Company, Winchester 1 Argulllle National La:boratory ., ., ........ ., " .... .,., ...... ".,., .. ., .......... ., ......... ., 1 Atomic Energy Connnission, Washington .. ., ...................... ., .. o., .......... 2 BatteJ_le Memorial Institute, Columbus ........ 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" 0 1 TEPCO, Washington: Resour..:!e Compilation Section """'"ooooooooooooooaooooooaooo<><> 5 Reports Process:i.ng Section oooooooooooooooo ................ o .. o•e .... o. 5 (Including maste:r) 149 CONTE!\'TS Page Part I Abstract 0 Ct o 00 00000 0 0 <> <> o 0 <> 00 0 <> 0 <>0 0 <> 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 O<> 0 ~ 00 0 <1 5 Introduction """""o"""""""""""'""""""oooooo""'""""e"""" 5 Purpose ., , .. "" "".," ~:~" (> .. " o .... "" .. " .... " ...... """ ., ", "' ...... ".,"., .... " .. 6 Mineral data "., "<>" .. " .. """" .... " .. o <>" .. "" .. "" .. " o " ............ " .. "". 6 M:i.ne:ral associations and distribution of types of ore .. " " .. , " " ., " " " " o ., " ., ., o " " o .. " .. " o " " .. .,. ., .... " .... " " o " " .. " ...... " " 10 Oxidized vanl":ld.ium-uranium ores (carnotite) oo ...... .. 10 Unoxidized va:uad.ium~·l.Jranium ores .... """ .. "" " ....... "" 11 Oxidized nonvanadiferous uranium ores """""'""'"••• 13 Unoxidi.zed. nonvana.d:i.ferous ore (p:itchblende- coppe:r suJ.flde) ...... " " .. " " " " ., " " " ...... " " " " , " ...... o .. " .. , .. 14 Part II Uranium. mlnera.ls .. " .. ., .... , .. " " " " " " .. " " .... " .... " ., " " " " .... " .... " .... 15 Description of iden.tif.i.ed minerals """""""""""""" 15 Autu_r:ti te and meta-·autrmite I .......... o .. ., .. o .. o o o .. o 17 Bassetite o o o o o <1 o ,<> Q o o o o o o o o o o 0 o o Cl o o o o "o o e o o o " 18 Bayleyite oo<>oooooooooooot><>oooooooo<>OO<IO<>O<>OCI 19 Becquerelite oG.,.,.,.,.,.,.,., .. .,oooooooooooo<><>oooooo 20 Carnotite ooooooooooooooooooooooooo ...... ., .. .,., .... 21 Co.ffin.ite ., .. o .. , .. o o o o o .. o o o o o .. o o .. o "o o o .. o o e ....... .. 22 CuprosklodovTskite .. o .. o .. o o .. ., o .. ., o .. ., o o .. ., o o o o o .. o .. 23 Fo111."ma.r:i.erite ., o .. ., .... " .... o o o .. ., o o o o o o o o o" o ........ o .. 24 Job.a.nni te o o o o o o o o .. o o " o o .. o o o o o o o o o., o., .. ., .. ., o .. o o 25 l;iebigite o., o o o o o o o o., o.,., o o o o .. o o .. o o o o .. o o o., o o o o 26 Novacekite oooooooooooooooooooooo<1ooooooooooo 27 Phosphura.nylite ooooooo<><>oooooooooooooooooooo 28 RabbHtHe 0 0 00 oo <> 0 00 "" 00 0 0 <> 0 00 0 000 0 00" 00 .,., .. 0 29 Rau.v:i.te o o o o o o o o o o .. o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o., o o o o o o o 30 Schroeckingerite ., .. ~oo~ooo~ooooooooooo•o~oooo 31 Torbernite and metatorbernite ooooooooooooooo 32 Tyu.ya.muni:te o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o " o o o o o ~> .... o o .. o .. o o .... 33 Meta tyu~mun.i te o o o o o o .. o ., o .. o o o o " o o o o ., o ... o o o o .. 34 U:raninite (pitchblende) o oaoeoooooo oooooooooo 35 Uranophane oooeoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooa 37 Uranopilite ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 38 Uvani te .. o .. ., o o o o ., .. o o o o .. , o o o o o o o o o o .. o o o o o o o e o o 39 Metazeune:rite 0 0 0 0 0 D 0 0 0 0 OOOQO 0 0 00 0 0 000 0 0 000 0 0 40 Betazippeite o o o o o ""'' o o , o o o o o o " o o o o:o o o o o o "' n o o o o 41 Vanadium minerals <> 0 000 00 0 0 0 0 DO 0 0 00 OQO 0 <> 0 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 Description of identified mi..nerals (uranyl vanailates under u:ra.n.i.um minerals) o o o o .. ., o o o o o o o .. 48 Corvusi.te o o .. o o o o o. o o o o o o o .. o o .. o o "o o o o o o o o o .. o o 50 Doloresite and lumsden:Lte 0000000000000000000 51 Ferva.rrl. te 0 OQOOO QO 0 0 00 <> 0 00 Q 00 0 0 0 0 0 <> 1;>0 0 <> 0 0 0 <> 0 Q 52 Rewettite <> 0 0 00 00 00 00 OQ 0 0 0 0 0 00 <>O 0 <>00 00 0 0 0 00 00 53 Page Part II Vanadium minerals (Continued) Metahewettite c>o-ooo eo eo o ooooooo o o o o o ooo <>• oc>o 54 Hummerite oooooooooooooooooooooocooaoooeoooo 55 Melanovanadite ooooooooooooooooooo-oooooooooo 56 Montroseite ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo• 57 Nava.hoi te o" .. o o., o o o "" .. o" "" o ........ " .. o o o o""" .. " o o 58 • Pascoite oooooooooooooooooaooooooooooooo•ooo 59 Roscoelite and. vanadium hydromica oo•""""o"" 6o Rossi·te ., """ """ " .. " .. " .. .,"" o .. ""' " .. " "o" .......... "., o ... 61 Metarossite ooooooooooooooooooooooooo•oo•oo• 62 Sodium analogue of hevrettite .. ., .. """ " • ., o" o • .,.., 63 Steigerite ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo•o 64 Volborthite o eo ooo O<> o O(lo oo c>oooo o c" o ooo oo D ooo 65 Ca.lciovolborthite oooooooooooooooooooooooooo 66 Literature cited cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooa 69 Unpublished reports ooooooooooooooOOO!lfi(>OOOOOOOOOOO<tO<>O<>• 69 TABLES Pa.ge Table l. Optical properties of uranium minerals 0" 0 0 "" 0 .
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