Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Model204: Sandstone U
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Tyuyamunite
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone · Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation
Associated rockGabbro · Microgabbro
StructureParadox Basin, San Juan Uplift, Rico Dome, Dunton Syncline, Unnamed Faults
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10014227
MRDS IDD010902
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.78668, -108.05982
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 129LBUSH, A.L., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DOLORES PEAK QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-536.NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978, P. 129