Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Molybdenum, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Model204: Sandstone U
Deposit sizeM
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Catahoula Formation
StructurePalangana Salt Dome
Tectonic settingPassive Continental Margin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1977-1988
First production1977
Last production1988
Identification
Deposit ID10008450
MRDS IDD000623
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates27.68363, -98.37532
References
WEEKS AND EARGLE, 1960, URANIUM AT THE PALANGANA SALT DOME, DUVAL CO., TEXAS: USGS PROF. PAPER 400-BGALLOWAY, W.E., AND KAISER, W.R., 1980, CATAHOULA FORMATION OF THE TEXAS COASTAL PLAIN: ORIGIN, GEOCHEMICAL EVOLUTION, AND CHARACTERISTICS OF URANIUM DEPOSITS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY RI 100, 81P.CIMRI