ISSN:
1573-8868
Keywords:
uranium
;
exploration geochemistry
;
data display
;
mapping digital filtering
;
modeling
;
computer graphics
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Geosciences
,
Mathematics
Notes:
Abstract The U.S. Department of Energy National Uranium Resource Evaluation Program is collecting stream sediment samples at a nominal density of one per 13 km2 from two-degree quadrangles throughout the United States. Each sample has been analyzed for from 14 to 43 chemical elements and other variables. We describe new methods of statistical map analysis, which we have applied to the regional distribution of multielement data from four two-degree quandrangles in the southeastern United States including parts of the southern Appalachian Mountains and the Coastal Plain, with particular reference to uranium distributions. Patterns of uranium distribution are clearly related to the geological provinces and also to individual geologic belts, plutons, and smaller stratigraphic subdivisions. Our work developed several anomalies, some of which were followed up by additional field sampling in 1979 and 1980.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01029420
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