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Preliminary results of prospecting of the "leached" zone over phosphate deposits in NW 1/4 of sec. 9, T. 31 S., R. 25 E., Polk County, Florida

Abstract

The NW 1/4 Sec. 9 T. 31 S., R. 25 E. is underlain by a 4-to-15-foot thick layer of leached zone material in which the uranium content ranges from 0.001-0.018 percent. Several well defined areas of relatively high uranium content are outlined on figure 2. The International Minerals & Chemical Corporation wishes information as to the advisability of making plans for the stockpiling of this material.

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90° N90° S · 180° W ← longitude → 180° E
Source-reported bounding extent: 27.643238° to 28.361868° latitude; -82.106236° to -81.131044° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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Robert H. Stewart. 1949. Preliminary results of prospecting of the "leached" zone over phosphate deposits in NW 1/4 of sec. 9, T. 31 S., R. 25 E., Polk County, Florida. https://doi.org/10.3133/tei100

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