National uranium resource evaluation: Newark Quadrangle, Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Technical Report · Thu Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5368066

Popper, G H.P.; Martin, T S

The Newark Quadrangle, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, was evaluated to a depth of 1500 m to identify geologic environments and delineate areas favorable for uranium deposits. Criteria used were those developed for the National Uranium Resource Evaluation program. Results of the investigation indicate that the Precambrian Reading Prong contains environments favorable for anatectic and allogenic uranium deposits. Two suites of rocks are favorable for anatectic-type concentrations: An alaskite-magnetite-gneiss association, and red granite and quartz monzonite. Allogenic uranium concentrations occur in rocks of the marble-skarn-serpentinite association. Environments favorable for peneconcordant sandstone-type uranium deposits occur in the upper one-third of the Catskill Formation, the Mississippian-Pennsylvanian Mauch Chunk-Pottsville transition beds, and the upper half of the Triassic Stockton Formation. The Triassic Lockatong Formation contains environments favorable for carbonaceous shale-type uranium concentrations. The Ordovician Epler Formation and the Cretaceous-Tertiary strata of the Coastal Plain were not evaluated due to time restrictions and lack of outcroup. All other geologic environments are considered unfavorable for uranium deposits.

• Research Organization: Bendix Field Engineering Corp., Grand Junction, CO (USA). Grand Junction Operations
• DOE Contract Number: AC13-76GJ01664
• OSTI ID: 5368066
• Report Number(s): PGJ/F-123(82); ON: DE82014203
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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