Tennessee · DeKalb County
Occurrence

Outcrop Sample For Uranium, Lc-15

DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States
UraniumPetroleum (Oil)Oil Shale
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryPetroleum (Oil), Oil Shale
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlBedding; The Darker, More Organic-Rich Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsShale
Geology
Host rockBlack Shale · Chattanooga Shale, Carbonaceous, Grayish-Black, Thinly-Laminated, Fissile
Tectonic settingGeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10088516
MRDS IDK002688
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.98037, -85.82163
References
CONANT, L.C., AND SWANSON, V.E., 1961, CHATTANOOGA SHALE AND RELATED ROCKS OF CENTRAL TENNESSEE AND NEARBY AREAS: A C10 U SHOWILSON, C.W., JR., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP AND MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE SMITHVILLE QUADRANGLE, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY GM 323-NE AND MRS 323-NE, 10 P.1961 OTHER CONANT AND SWANSON, PROF. PAPER 3571968 COMPILE WILSON, C.W., TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY1968 GEOLMAP WILSON, C.W., TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY