A 2026 dataset from the Government of Yukon presents calculations of potential radiogenic heat production from Cretaceous and younger granitoid plutons. The calculations use compiled whole rock geochemical data for uranium, thorium, and potassium concentrations from literature and Yukon Geological Survey archives. The objective is to identify plutons with anomalously high heat production to target geothermal resource exploration.
Use Cases
- Targeting geothermal exploration sites based on calculated radiogenic heat potential.
- Analyzing spatial correlation between pluton chemistry and heat production.
- Mapping geological formations with high uranium, thorium, and potassium concentrations.
- Identifying anomalies in radiogenic heat production across southern Yukon.
Strengths
- Calculations based on compiled whole rock geochemical data for U, Th, and K.
- Data sourced from literature and Yukon Geological Survey archives.
- Last updated on 2026-04-17, indicating recent maintenance.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Yukon region.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Yukon
- Collection Method
- Calculations performed using compiled whole rock geochemical data from literature and archives.
- Time Range
- Cretaceous and younger geological periods.
- Freshness
- 2026-04-17
- Geography
- Southern Yukon