Urano-Organic Ore at Temple Mountain, Utah

The alteration of organic matter in response to ionising irradiation: Chemical trends and implications for extraterrestrial sample analysis

“…for bitumen at Moonta (Radcliff, 1906;Davidson and Bowie, 1951), whereas the sample from Temple Mountain is more enriched, at 7.0% wt. (Kelley and Kerr, 1958). However, these specimens are often found in positions in the trends described that are the reverse of those expected.…”

“…A uranium concentration of 7.0% wt. has been reported for this material (Kelley and Kerr, 1958 (Parnell, 1988). The bitumen contains complex metal sulphide inclusions and has reported uranium concentrations of 18.75% wt.…”

“…A sample of radioelement-free, nonirradiated bitumen (Nash Scar Quarry A) was taken from a vein in the Llandovery Nash Scar Limestone of Powys, Wales, at Nash Scar Quarry. A sample of thoriferous bitumen (Nash Scar Quarry B) was also taken from the underlying Folly Sandstone at this site (Parnell and Eakin, 1989 References are as follows: 1, Parnell (1985); 2, Parnell and Eakin (1989); 3, Haggan et al (2002); 4, Kelley and Kerr (1958); 5, Radcliff (1906); 5, Davidson and Bowie (1951); 7, Eakin (1989); 8, Parnell (1988); 9, Aminoff (1943); 10, Grip and Ö dman (1944); 11, Landais et al (1993); 12, Leventhal et al (1987); 13, Kríbek et al (1999);14, Welin (1966). a Not detected (See Section 2.1 for discussion).…”

The replacement of sandstones by uraniferous hydrocarbons: significance for petroleum migration

“…The replacive masses occur up to lm+ width (Keys, 1956). Kelley and Kerr (1958) noted that sandstone cemented by pyrite or carbonate had suffered less replacement. This observation confirms that the hydrocarbons are not simply infilling secondary porosity after leaching of a cement.…”

Geology of uranium in coaly carbonaceous rocks

“…The uranium-bearing carbonaceous material is insoluble in both carbon disulfide and alkaline solutions. Samples of this uranium-bearing carbonaceous material were studied by Breger and Deul (1959) who found by ultimate, by differential thermal, and by infraredabsorption analyses that this material is similar to a low-rank coal in composition and chemical structure and is unlike bitumens and pyrobitumens such as gilsonite and wurtzilite, which it was formerly assumed to resemble (Kelley and Kerr, 1958). They further suggested that the present insoluble nature of the material may have been caused by cross linkage of coal molecules as a result of alpha-particle irradiation.…”