Residents and visitors should not be alarmed to witness a low-flying helicopter over southeastern Missouri starting in mid to late February, 2014.
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Southeast Missouri Helicopter Survey
Residents and visitors should not be alarmed to witness a low-flying helicopter over southeastern Missouri starting in mid to late February, 2014.
Stibnite Mineral Specimen
Specimen of stibnite, an ore mineral of antimony. Antimony compounds help to prevent skin burns, increase battery life, and refine the glass used in cell-phone screens.
Specimen of stibnite, an ore mineral of antimony. Antimony compounds help to prevent skin burns, increase battery life, and refine the glass used in cell-phone screens.
Finchite Mineral
A sample of finchite, a newly discovered uranium mineral. Finchite is the yellow material on the surface of the rock. Finchite is found in the late Pleistocene sediments deposited during the Illinoian glacial stage.
A sample of finchite, a newly discovered uranium mineral. Finchite is the yellow material on the surface of the rock. Finchite is found in the late Pleistocene sediments deposited during the Illinoian glacial stage.
USGS Scientist Examining Texas Rock Layers for Finchite Minerals
USGS Scientist Examining Texas Rock Layers for Finchite MineralsUSGS scientist Bradley Van Gosen examines rock layers for the newly discovered mineral finchite near Lamesa, Texas.
USGS Scientist Examining Texas Rock Layers for Finchite Minerals
USGS Scientist Examining Texas Rock Layers for Finchite MineralsUSGS scientist Bradley Van Gosen examines rock layers for the newly discovered mineral finchite near Lamesa, Texas.
Finchite Mineral
A sample of finchite, a newly discovered uranium mineral. Finchite is the yellow material on the surface of the rock. Finchite is found in the late Pleistocene sediments deposited during the Illinoian glacial stage.
A sample of finchite, a newly discovered uranium mineral. Finchite is the yellow material on the surface of the rock. Finchite is found in the late Pleistocene sediments deposited during the Illinoian glacial stage.
The Southern High Plains
The Southern High Plains of New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. USGS conducted a uranium assessment in this region in 2015.
The Southern High Plains of New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. USGS conducted a uranium assessment in this region in 2015.
The Southern High Plains
The Southern High Plains of New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. USGS conducted a uranium assessment in this region in 2015.
The Southern High Plains of New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. USGS conducted a uranium assessment in this region in 2015.
USGS Scientists Seeking Finchite by the Sulfur Springs Draw in Texas
USGS Scientists Seeking Finchite by the Sulfur Springs Draw in TexasBetween Lamesa and Big Spring, Texas, runs the Sulfur Spring Draw, a dry creek. It's the site of an economic calcrete-type uranium deposit, the Sulfur Springs Draw Deposit, where a new mineral was discovered in 2015.
USGS Scientists Seeking Finchite by the Sulfur Springs Draw in Texas
USGS Scientists Seeking Finchite by the Sulfur Springs Draw in TexasBetween Lamesa and Big Spring, Texas, runs the Sulfur Spring Draw, a dry creek. It's the site of an economic calcrete-type uranium deposit, the Sulfur Springs Draw Deposit, where a new mineral was discovered in 2015.
Scanning Electron Microscope Image of Finchite
A scanning electron microscope image of the newly discovered mineral finchite. The Denver Microbeam Lab provided this scan of finchite in order to help describe and identify the mineral as a new one. Finchite is a uranium mineral first observed in Martin County, Texas.
A scanning electron microscope image of the newly discovered mineral finchite. The Denver Microbeam Lab provided this scan of finchite in order to help describe and identify the mineral as a new one. Finchite is a uranium mineral first observed in Martin County, Texas.
Shearing of the Melozitna Granite
Geologist and cataclastic shear zones in the Melozitna granite in the Ruby batholith. This granite contains abundant monazite and high levels of thorium and rare earth elements.
Geologist and cataclastic shear zones in the Melozitna granite in the Ruby batholith. This granite contains abundant monazite and high levels of thorium and rare earth elements.
Frac Sands in Hand
Frac sands used in unconventional oil and gas development.
Frac sands used in unconventional oil and gas development.
Calcrete near Sulfur Springs Draw
A calcrete outcropping near Sulfur Springs Draw in Texas. This deposit dates to the Pliocene and Pleistocene, and hosts uranium-vanadate minerals.
A calcrete outcropping near Sulfur Springs Draw in Texas. This deposit dates to the Pliocene and Pleistocene, and hosts uranium-vanadate minerals.
Uranium-Vanadate Mineral in Calcrete
A uranium-vanadate mineral in calcrete. This sample came from near the Sulfur Springs Draw in Texas. USGS conducted an assessment of uranium resources in this region in 2015.
A uranium-vanadate mineral in calcrete. This sample came from near the Sulfur Springs Draw in Texas. USGS conducted an assessment of uranium resources in this region in 2015.
Microscopic Gold and Lead Particles
Microscopic gold and lead particles surrounded by organic and phosphorus-rich material in a municipal biosolids sample (combined surface topography and atomic weight images).
Microscopic gold and lead particles surrounded by organic and phosphorus-rich material in a municipal biosolids sample (combined surface topography and atomic weight images).
Scientist examining strongly deformed and metamorphosed rock outcrops
Scientist examining strongly deformed and metamorphosed rock outcropsUSGS scientist examining outcrops of strongly deformed and metamorphosed rock along Divide Mountain in the Yukon-Tanana upland of eastern Alaska
Scientist examining strongly deformed and metamorphosed rock outcrops
Scientist examining strongly deformed and metamorphosed rock outcropsUSGS scientist examining outcrops of strongly deformed and metamorphosed rock along Divide Mountain in the Yukon-Tanana upland of eastern Alaska
Cinnabar Mine, ID
Cinnabar mine site in Idaho.
Cinnabar mine site in Idaho.
Blockade Glacier
USGS geologist Richard Lease collects samples of granitic bedrock high above Blockade glacier, Neacola Mountains, Alaska.
USGS geologist Richard Lease collects samples of granitic bedrock high above Blockade glacier, Neacola Mountains, Alaska.
Helicopter arriving to move geologists from Redoubt Volcano, Alaska
Helicopter arriving to move geologists from Redoubt Volcano, AlaskaHelicopter arriving to pick up geologists after retrieving geophysical equipment from the flanks of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska, July 2015
Helicopter arriving to move geologists from Redoubt Volcano, Alaska
Helicopter arriving to move geologists from Redoubt Volcano, AlaskaHelicopter arriving to pick up geologists after retrieving geophysical equipment from the flanks of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska, July 2015
Brown Fracking Sand
Frac sands courtesy of Unimin Energy Solutions.
Frac sands courtesy of Unimin Energy Solutions.
Ordovician Fracking Sand
Frac sands courtesy of Unimin Energy Solutions.
Frac sands courtesy of Unimin Energy Solutions.
View Down Kanab Creek
View looking south down Kanab Creek toward the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River in the distance.
View looking south down Kanab Creek toward the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River in the distance.