Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlCharcoaly Wood And Clayey Sandstone In Sedimentary Channel
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Torbernite, Uraninite
GangueIron
Geology
Host rockSiltstone,Sandstone,Conglomerate · Shinarump Member-Chinle Formation;Moenkopi Formation
StructureCircle Cliffs Anticlinal Upwarp, West Flank
Tectonic settingStable Platform
AlterationModerate Bleaching
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10015286
MRDS IDDB00652
Alternate namesMas 26 1009
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.99804, -111.22102
References
SRC.REF: DAVIDSON, 1967DAVIDSON, E. S., 1967 , GEOLOGY OF THE CIRCLE CLIFFS AREA, GARFIELD AND KANE COUNTIES, UTAH: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1229 .DOELLING, H. H., 1967 , URANIUM DEPOSITS OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY SPECIAL STUDIES 22 .DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 107 .1967 GEOLMAP DAVIDSON, BULLETIN 12291967 RECON UGMS SP. ST. 221973 RECON UGMS FOR USBM - MASUSBM - MAS26