Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite
GangueMalachite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Entrada Sandstone
StructureParadox Basin, Blanding Basin, Four Corners Platform, San Juan Basin, Mcelmo Dome, Mcelmo Anticline
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
AlterationCu Carbonate
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1913
Identification
Deposit ID10014205
MRDS IDD010875
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.34001, -108.82234
References
EKREN, E.B., AND HOUSER, F.N., 1965, GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE UTE MOUNTAINS AREA, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 481, P. 66.NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 281-282.COFFIN, R.C., 1921, RADIUM, URANIUM, AND VANADIUM DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: CGS BULL. 16, P. 215-216.EKREN, E.B., AND HOUSER, F.N., 1959, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOQUI SE QUADRANGLE, MONTEZUMA COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-221.