Radioactivity of the Pre-Cambrian section of the Bourbon, Missouri, well core by measurement of the total hard gamma radiation

Author

Paul E. Damon

Abstract

"In December of 1947 Mr. Robert Van Nostrand and the writer became interested in the problem of the distribution of natural radioactivity and the applications of radioactivity to geology. A cooperative survey of the literature on the subject was undertaken. Later the writer decided to follow up the survey with a research project. Consultations with Dr. Z. V. Harvalik of the Missouri School of Mines Physics Department, and Dr. E. L. Clark and Mr. O. M. Bishop of the Missouri Geological Survey, followed. The nature of the project was evolved when Dr. Clark, with the consent of the U. S. Bureau of Mines, offered to loan the writer the igneous section of the Bourbon, Missouri, well core. The equipment was designed and built, samples prepared and measurements taken during the summer months, June through September, 1948"--Preface, page iii.

Advisor(s)

Fuller, Harold Q., 1907-1996

Department(s)

Physics

Degree Name

M.S. in Physics

Publisher

Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy

Publication Date

1948

Pagination

vi, 64 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 37-38).

Geographic Coverage

Crawford County (Mo.)

Rights

© 1948 Paul Edward Damon, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Gamma rays -- MeasurementGeology -- Missouri -- Crawford CountyGeology, Stratigraphic -- PrecambrianRadioactivity

Thesis Number

T 819

Print OCLC #

5977205

Electronic OCLC #

745451587

Recommended Citation

Damon, Paul E., "Radioactivity of the Pre-Cambrian section of the Bourbon, Missouri, well core by measurement of the total hard gamma radiation" (1948). Masters Theses. 4976.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/4976