Uranium in West Texas -- paper delivered June 3, 1975, AAPG-SEPM Rocky Mountain Section Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Integration of NURE and other data sets with emphasis on their utilization in generating exploration models in the Lubbock, TX 1/sup 0/ x 2/sup 0/ Quadrangle

“…Dockum Group rocks generally dip to the southeast at about 1.5 m per km (8 ft per mi) (Cronin, 1961) . Progressively older Permian rocks underlie Dockum sediments from the north end of the Dockum Basin to the south end (Finch, 1975) .…”

“…The Dockum Group comprises two formations: the basal Tecovas and the upper Trujillo (Finch, 1975;McGowen, 1978). The basal conglomerate of the Tecovas Formation has been named the Camp Springs…”

“…The mudstones thin over the Matador Arch while the sandstones do not appear to be affected by th'il strut:tu.r.P. (Finch, 1975). Roth (1949) notes the presence of some volcanic ash in the Dockum.…”

“…sediments by a number of investigators (Eargle and McKay, 1955;Finch, 1975;McGowen, 1978). Figure 6 illustrates the location of recorded anomalous uranium occurrences in the Dockum.…”

“…Figure 6 illustrates the location of recorded anomalous uranium occurrences in the Dockum. Finch (1975) The formation has been leached and dissertP.d by eastward-flowing ground and sur fa ce waters. Volcanic and granitic source rocks do not appear to be prevalent (Finch, 1975 Uranium is associat-ed with sparse cu::>rous nodules averaging one em ac=oss d1at are scattered through a 2 m thick zone for about 15 m along a mudstone outcrop.…”