C> · 2019. 5. 23. · Wilderness and Salome Study Area during April and May 1978. Within an area...
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
33° 52'30"
33° 45'
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Rado,n, i, picocuries pee liter
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101 to 300 ~
301 to 600 I>
601 to 900 [>
901 to 1500 [> 1501 to 4000 C>
Uranium, in parts per billion
Less than .2
.2 to .8
. g to l . 5
1. 6 to 2 . 2
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Base frorn ll.S. r;eoloq1cal Survey l :62,500, McFadden Peak, Rockinstraw Mo untain, 1949; l :24,000, Picture Mountain, Copper Mountain, Greenback Creek, Anner Mountain, Theodo re Roosevelt Dam, \•Ji ndy Hi ll, 1964
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Studies Related to Wilderness
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I " V,, APPROX IMAlE MEA N DECLINATI ON, 1964
The Wilderness Act (Pubt-i c Law 80-577, September 3, 1964) and related Acts, require the Geological Survey and the Bureau of Mines to s urvey certain areas on Feder al l ands to determine their mineral resource potential. Resu l ts must. be made available to the public and be submitted to the Adm i nistration and the Congress. These maps and reports present the resul ts of a geological and mineral survey of the Sierra Ancha Wilderness ·,md Salome Study Area, Arizona.
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Discussion The U.S. r.eological Survey conducted 11. geochemical reconnaissnncc of the Sierra flcha
Wilderness and Salome Study Area during April and May 1978. Within an area of 900 km , 62 sites were sampled.
Water samples were coll ected [rom springs, seeps, radun was done within four hours of sample collection. in water samples are shown on the map by symbols.
The analys t s were J. C. Negr i a nd J. B. McHugh.
pools, and streams. Analysis for Radon and uranium concentrations
DISTRIBUTION OF RADON AND URANIUM IN WATER SAMPLES
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Map showing area of report
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Index of Wilderness and RARE II Areas
S ierra Ancha Wilderness
RAR E II areas designated Nonwilderness (NW)
O 19: Sierra Anc h a Contiguous Area
022: Salo m e Study Area
023· Cherry Cree k Area
MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF -1162-C
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MAPS SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF RADON AND URANIUM IN WATER SAMPLES AND THORIUM AND URANIUM IN DRY-STREAM SEDIMENT SAMPLES IN THE SIERRA ANCHA WILDERNESS AND SALOME STUDY AREA, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA
By J. C. Negri, R. B. Tripp, and J. B. McHugh
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3 1818 00210876 7 Intenor- Geological Survey , Rcston, Va .- \980
For sale by Branch of Distrihuiion, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 2S286, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225