Occurrence of parsonite, a secondary uranium mineral, in alaskite of the Wheeler Creek pluton, Alaska. [Alaska]
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6325330
Reconnaissance investigations in the Purcell Mountains of westcentral Alaska in 1977 revealed the presence of parsonite, a hydrous phosphate of lead and uranium with the formula Pb/sub 2/UO/sub 2/(PO/sub 4/)/sub 2/2H/sub 2/O. This is the first reported occurrence of parsonite in Alaska. The parsonite occurs as a soft, yellow to chocolate brown coating closely associated with green muscovite on fracture surfaces in a shear zone in alaskite of the Wheeler Creek pluton. Thin magnetite veinlets are also present. The identification of parsonite was confirmed by x-ray diffraction. Delayed neutron analysis were run on samples of the Alaskite.
- Research Organization:
- Geological Survey, Denver, CO (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6325330
- Report Number(s):
- USGS-OFR-78-315; ON: DE83902102
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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