Radioactivity of the thermal waters of Yellowstone National Park
Schlundt HH and Moore RB. 1909. Radioactivity of the thermal waters of Yellowstone National Park. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Bulletin. 395. United States Government Printing Office. Washington, DC
During the summer of 1906 we conducted a series of field tests for the United States Geological Survey with the object of determining the radioactive properties of the thermal waters of the Yellowstone National Park. In connection with the field work, samples of deposits formed by the springs, some typical rock specimens, and a number of water residues were obtained. In this bulletin the quantitative data of the investigation are presented in a series of tables. An account of the methods of experiment in both field and laboratory precedes the presentation of results, and a discussion follows. We have indicated a possible application of some of the data to a geologic question the age of some of the spring deposits; but no systematic attempt has been made to relate the facts of radioactivity to the hydrography of the region or to the geology of the park. Since our experiments were conducted chiefly from the chemist's point of view, we have limited our discussion to pointing out the more important characteristics and relations of the data, and comparing them with data on radioactivity in other regions of hydrothermal activity.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Schlundt, H; Moore, Richard
- Date of Issue
- 1909
- Publisher
- United States Government Printing Office
- Units
- HIST , YELL
- Keywords
- ehistory, Gases, Geochemistry, Geology, Geothermal Activity, Geysers, History, Hot Springs, Hydrothermal Activity, Radioactive Particles, Rocks, Thermal Streams, Water