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GEOLOGIC ASPECTS OF THORIUM RECOVERY FROM COMMON ROCKS. Quarterly Progress Report, December 1, 1962-Febuary 28, 1963

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4731524
Effort during the report period was devoted to various laboratory studies on a 1700-ft sample of Conway granite core. The incomplete autoradiographic and alpha pulseheight analyses of the whole core were delayed by the large computing time required for the experimental data and the large instrumental time needed. Results of theoretical studies on Th, including those concerning U. S. placer sands are included. Autoradiographs were developed for Core C'' thin sections of granite. Total alpha spectra from Core C'' thorite, huttonite, and zircon are presented. The spectra show that the thorite and huttonite activities are caused almost entirely by the Th series, while the zircon spectrum has large U-series contributions. (J.R.D.)
Research Organization:
Rice Univ., Houston, Tex.
NSA Number:
NSA-17-020197
OSTI ID:
4731524
Report Number(s):
TID-18456
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English