National Uranium Resource Evaluation: Oklahoma City Quadrangle, Oklahoma

Technical Report · Sun Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6973660

Derby, J R; Upshaw, L P; Carter, E O; Roach, L F; Roach, D G

Reconnaissance and detailed geologic and radiometric investigations were conducted throughout the Oklahoma City Quadrangle, Oklahoma, to evaluate the uranium favorability using National Uranium Resource Evaluation criteria. Surface and subsurface studies were augmented by data from aerial radiometric surveys, hydrogeochemical and stream-sediment reconnaissance studies, basement-rock computer modeling studies, and Track Etch surveys. The results indicate that there are no environments favorable for the occurrence of uranium deposits. Environments considered unfavorable for uranium deposits include beach placers, all sandstones at the surface, limestones, and evaporites. Some shallow subsurface sandstones in the vicinity of faulted oil fields may have important uranium deposits of the type found at Cement, Oklahoma (which is just outside the quadrangle limits). Subsurface phosphatic shales and marine black shales may also have uranium deposits. Environments of these types are unevaluated because of their inaccessibility.

• Research Organization: Geological Services of Tulsa, Inc., OK (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC13-76GJ01664
• OSTI ID: 6973660
• Report Number(s): PGJ/F-091-82; ON: DE82019839
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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