Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formIRREGULAR TABULAR LAYERS
Ore controlOre Is Found In Clusters, Usually Associated With Carbonaceous Detritus. Ore Zone Occurs 54 Ft. Above Lower Contact With Bluff Sandstone. Channeling And Cross-Lamination Noted.
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Tyuyamunite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockClaystone,Siltstone,Sandstone · Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10026960
MRDS IDM001311
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.75502, -109.0515
References
STOKES, W.L., 1951, CARNOTITE DEPOSITS IN THE CARRIZO MTNS. AREA, U.S.G.S. CIRCULAR M, 5 P.CHENOWETH, W.L., 1955, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NW CARRIZO AREA, FOUR CORNERS FIELD COVE, NO. 1.CHENOWETH, W.L., 1973, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NE ARIZONA: NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC. 24TH GUIDEBOOK, P. 145.PIERCE, W.H., 1970, COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, HELIUM, AND URANIUM IN ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 182, P. 235-248.CIMRIN.M.G.S. 24TH GUIDEBOOK, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 182