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Uranium prospecting method

CA 1137232 A · Owner: Conoco Inc. · Inventors: Cabbiness, Dale K.; Carel, Alfred B.; Leslie, W. Dean

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Case No. 5877, URANIUM PROSPECTING METHOD Abstract of the Disclosure, A technique of applying the thermoluminescence phenomenon to uranium prospecting. The thermoluminescence of specimens of quartz isolated from field samples is measured. The samples are then irradiated at several levels and the thermoluminescence of the samples is measured at the various levels. This enables a determination of the natural radiation received by the samples. The current radiation from the samples is measured with a dosimeter and by using both shielded and unshielded dosimeters the type of radiation from the samples can be determined. Knowledge of the total natural radiation received by a sample and the …

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  • Granted December 7, 1982. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 7, 1999.
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FiledMarch 3, 1980
GrantedDecember 7, 1982
Term endedDecember 7, 1999
Patent numberCA 1137232 A
Classification (IPC)G01V9/00 +1 more

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1981198319851987198919911993199519971999Application filedMarch 3, 1980Patent grantedDec 7, 1982Term endedDec 7, 1999

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