Hydrogeochemical and stream sediment reconnaissance basic data for Ardmore NTMS Quadrangle, Oklahoma

Technical Report · Fri Oct 20 04:00:00 EDT 1978

OSTI ID:6566690

Results of a reconnaissance geochemical survey of the Ardmore Quadrangle, Oklahoma are reported. Field and laboratory data are presented for 745 groundwater samples and 782 stream sediment samples. Statistical and areal distributions of uranium and possible uranium-related variables are displayed. A generalized geologic map of the survey area is provided, and pertinent geologic factors which may be of significance in evaluating the potential for uranium mineralization are briefly discussed. Groundwater data indicate that the most promising areas for potential uranium mineralization occur in the western half of the quadrangle. Geologic units in this area include the Oscar Group of Pennsylvanian age, the Hennessey and El Reno Groups, Garber Sandstone, and Wellington Formations of Permian Age. Several high values of uranium occur in groundwater near known asphaltite deposits in the folded Paleozoic rocks of the Arbuckle Mountains. Stream sediment data indicate that high values of uranium are associated with the folded and faulted Paleozoic rocks in the Arbuckle Mountains, the Pennsylvanian-Permian rocks in the western third of the quadrangle, and the Lower Cretaceous rocks in the southeastern part of the quadrangle. Most of the high-uranium values occurring in these rocks appear to be associated with heavy and resistate minerals.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 6566690
• Report Number(s): K/UR-111; GJBX-142(78)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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