Uranium Potential in the Antlers Formation South of the Belton-Tishomingo Uplift, Southern Oklahoma

Abstract

Carborne and airborne radiometric surveys, hydrogeochemical analyses and detailed investigation of reported anomalies and asphalt deposits were used to try and locate areas of uranium mineralization in the Antlers Formation, south of the outcrop area of the Eastern Arbuckle province granites. Although no uranium mineralization has been found on outcrop, the origin of certain asphalt deposits is discussed leading to a hypothesis as to the formation of related uranium deposits in the subsurface. Petrographic and clay-mineralogy studies have also been used to determine the lithologic characteristics of the host rock.