Description
C. Nichols And Others
Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryMolybdenum, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlMobilized Hornfels Near Diabase Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Coffinite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Uraninite, Uranophane
GangueGypsum, Limonite
Geology
Host rockDiabase,Quartzite · Dripping Spring Quartzite-Upper Member;
Associated rockDiabase,Granite
StructureVertical Fractures Striking N60-80w, Nne Fractures Less Common
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1954
Identification
Deposit ID10027326
MRDS IDM002876
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.8459, -110.95737
References
GRANGER & RAUP, 1959, USGS BULL 1046-P.SCHWARTZ, 1957, USAEC RME-2071, P. 53.ABM FILE DATA.GRANGER & RAUP, 1969, USGS PROF PAPER 595.USAEC PUB RME-2071; KEITH, 1970.KEITH, 1970, P. 277