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Uranium-bearing coal and carbonaceous shale in La Ventana Mesa area, Sandoval County, New Mexico

James D. Vine·George O. Bachman·Charles B. Read·George W. Moore
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Abstract

Uranium-bearing coal, carboanceous shale, and carboaceous sandstone of Upper Cretaceous age occur on and adjacent to La Ventana Mesa, Sandoval County, New Mexico. The geologic features of the uranium deposits are described and a hypothesis for the origin and control of the uranium deposits are described and a hypothesis for the origin and control of the uranium deposits is given. On the basis of recent sampling and analyses the uranium content in coal is found to be as much as 0.62 percent, whereas the coal ash has a uranium content that is as much as 1.34 percent.

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90° N90° S · 180° W ← longitude → 180° E
Source-reported bounding extent: 35.1981° to 36.2208° latitude; -107.6247° to -106.2416° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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James D. Vine, George O. Bachman, Charles B. Read, George W. Moore. 1953. Uranium-bearing coal and carbonaceous shale in La Ventana Mesa area, Sandoval County, New Mexico. https://doi.org/10.3133/tei241

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