Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Tyuyamunite
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone · Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation
StructureParadox Basin, Four Corners Platform, Dove Creek Anticline, Mcelmo Syncline, Mcelmo Dome
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10014211
MRDS IDD010881
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.45668, -108.83734
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P.281.HAYNES, D.D., AND OTHERS, 1972, GEOLOGY, STRUCTURE, AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE CORTEZ QUADRANGLE, COLORADO AND UTAH: USGS MAP I-629.NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978