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, Paradox Fold And Fault Belt, Four Corners Platform, Dove Creek Anticline
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10014212
MRDS IDD010882
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.56611, -108.974
References
HAYNES, D.D., AND OTHERS, 1972, GEOLOGY, STRUCTURE, AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE CORTEZ QUADRANGLE, COLORADO AND UTAH: USGS MAP I-629.NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 282.FINLEY, E.A., 1951, GEOLOGY OF DOVE CREEK AREA, DOLORES AND MONTEZUMA COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP OM-120.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT.NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978