Description
Charles Huskon
Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryVanadium
TertiaryMolybdenum, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formELLIPTICAL AND SAUCER SHAPED
Ore controlU Concentrated In Lower Part Of Sandy/Silty Lenses In 250ft By 20ft Scours. Some Ore Near Fossil Wood. Highest Grade At Base Of Scours In Carbonaceous Material.
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Uraninite, Uranophane
GangueCalcite, Gypsum, Jarosite, Kaolin, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMudstone · Petrified Forest Member Of Chinle Formation
AlterationHalos Of Jarosite, Hydrous Fe-Oxide, And Sericitized Feldspar; Inc Rease Of Molybdenum Near Ore
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027270
MRDS IDM002676
Alternate namesCharles Huscon No. 3
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.82141, -111.3874
References
KEITH, 1970, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 182, P 103-159, 202-289.BOLLIN & KERR, 1958, GUIDEBOOK FOR N. MEX. GEOL. SOC. 9TH FIELD CON F. P. 164-168.HINCKLEY, 1957, M.S. THESIS, UNIV. OF UTAH, 67 P.ISACHSEN & EVENSEN, 1956, USGS PP 300, P. 263-280