Integration of NURE and other data sets with emphasis on their utilization in generating exploration models in the Lubbock, TX 1/sup 0/ x 2/sup 0/ Quadrangle
The study reviewed the geology of the region covered by the Lubbock, Texas 1/sup 0/ x 2/sup 0/ NTMS Quadrangle. The geology was integrated with NURE aerial radiometric data that had been recorded before the study was undertaken. The integration indicates that several of the geologic units in the area have recognizable radiometric signatures. These signatures were checked and substantiated by two ground radiometric survey systems, one truck-mounted and one hand-held. Numerous areas were seen which suggested that areas had been mismapped, that recent wind or stream action had modified the surface exposure of units, or that the radiometric data acquisition systems were able to detect surface units which were too small to be presented at the scale of the published geologic map. Two exploration models for the Lubbock region are proposed. The first and most obvious model involves basal Dockum (Triassic) sandstone which has been known for twenty years as a potentially economic uranium zone. The second model is more speculative. By integrating subsurface geologic data, NURE HSSR data, and ground and airborne radiometric data, a band of anomalies is seen extending in a generally north-south direction at the edge of the maximum eastern subsurface extent of Cretaceous rocks. Related to this band of anomalies is the group of very high radiometric anomalies over the Pleistocene lake basins in the southwestern corner of the study area. The basins also may be potential exploration targets.
- Research Organization:
- G-Cubed, Inc., Spokane, WA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-13-1664
- OSTI ID:
- 5767188
- Report Number(s):
- GJBX-135(79); TRN: 80-000001
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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