Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryVanadium
TertiaryMolybdenum, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR POD-LIKE BODIES
Ore controlIn Lower Part Of Sandy/Silty Lenses In Scours. Some Pods Near Fossi L Wood. Highest Grade At Base Of Scours Near Carbonaceous Matter
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-Oxides, Sericitized Feldspars, And I Ncrease In Traces Of Molybdenum
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027309
MRDS IDM002816
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.86724, -111.37684
References
KEITH, 1970, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 182, P. 103-159, 202-289BOLLIN & KERR, 1958, GUIDEBOOK FOR N. MEX. GEOL. SOC. 9TH FIELD CON F. P. 164-168HINCKLEY, 1957, M.S. THESIS, UNIV. OF UTAH, 67 P.ISACHSEN & EVENSEN, 1956, USGS PP 300, P. 263-280.