Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Uraninite
GangueMalachite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Curtis Formation;Entrada Sandstone
StructureUinta Uplift, Uinta Basin, Yampa Plateau, Douglas Creek Arch, Piceance Basin, Red Wash Syncline, Willow Creek Anticline
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10013405
MRDS IDD009678
Alternate namesClaims: Blue Mountains 4, Skull Creek Carnotite Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.27913, -108.69263
References
NELSON-MOORE, J. L., COLLINS, D. B., AND HORNBAKER, A. L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 265ROWLEY, PETER AND OTHERS, 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE VERNAL 1 DEGREE 2 DEGREES QUADRANGLE, COLORADO, UTAH AND WYOMING: USGS MAP MF-1163, 1: 250,000.