Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlCarbonized Plant Detritus In Channel-Fill Conglomerate
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite
GangueGypsum, Limonite, Pyrolusite
Geology
Host rockConglomerate · Karla Kay Conglomerate Member Of Burro Canyon Formation;Brushy Basin Member Of Morrison Formation
StructureParadox Basin, Blanding Basin, Four Corners Platform, San Juan Basin, Mcelmo Anticline, Unnamed Syncline
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10014206
MRDS IDD010876
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.34112, -108.86261
References
EKREN, E.B., AND HOUSER, F.N., 1965, GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE UTE MOUNTAINS AREA, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 481, P. 64-66.NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 282.EKREN, E.B., AND HOUSER, F.N., 1959, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOQUI SE QUADRANGLE, MONTEZUMA COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-221.NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978, P. 282.