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Herbert Williams Lakin

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Density comparison method for the measurement of isotopic variations in prepared waters

The falling-drop method of density determination has been modified so that the densities of a standard and a sample water are compared simultaneously. A constant temperature bath that does not vary more than 0.0001°C and an accurate double micropipet are described. The method has sufficient sensitivity and precision to distinguish waters that differ in specific gravity by 0.025 micrograms per ml. The method could be applied to the measurement of small variations in the isotopic composition of prepared waters.

Open-File Report

Vestigial zinc in surface residuum associated with primary zinc ore in East Tennessee

A series of samples of residual clay at the Friends Station zinc deposit, Tenn., was collected and analyzed for zinc. Results indicate that residuum containing 0.05 percent Zn and more is the product of weathering of limestone and dolomite containing zinc mineralization. Chemical analysis of residual clays for zinc shows promise as a method of prospecting for zinc in the limestone valleys of the southern Appalachians.

Tennessee