Central Mineral Resources Team
The objective of this task will be to produce maps and information on radioelelement distribution in selected pilot study areas. The maps and informaion will help test sampling designs and map stability.
The USGS has extensive areial gammy-ray data that provides nationwide data for potassium, uranium, and thorium concentrations in surficial materials. Because these elements represent three distinct geochemical species and are similar to other non-radioactive elements, they can be used as analogs or surrogates to examine and predict how other elements might be distributed. Because the gamma-ray data have a relatvively high sample density, these data can be used to test sampling design and map stability.
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