Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formLENS/PODS
Ore controlOre Fills Intraformational Channels And Scours Within Upper 30 Ft. Of Shinarump And Lower 60 Ft. Of Petrified Forest Members Of The Triassic Chinle Formation. Ore Tends To Occur In Depressions Along Channels, And Changes In Channel Direction, Favoring More Carbinaceous Layers
Materials
Ore mineralsUraninite, Uranophane, Zippeite
GangueCalcite, Gypsum, Jarosite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockMudstone
Associated rockVolcanic Ash,Basalt
AlterationAll Ore Bodies In The Area Are Surrounded By Light Brown To Yellowish Brown Alteration Halos Which Cut Across The Normal Purple And Gray Beds Of Host Rock Types. These Halos Are Characterized By A High Content Of Jarosite And Hydrous Iron Oxides, Seriticization Of Feldspar, And An Increase In Trace Amounts Of Molybdenum Near The Ore.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027647
MRDS IDM003671
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.90308, -111.4099
References
PIERCE, W. H., 1970 , COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, HELIUM AND URANIUMIN ARIZ.; ABM BULL. 182 , P. 118 , 214 - 234 .HINKLEY, D. N., 1955 , RECONNAISSANCE OF THE CAMERON AREA, COCONINO CO.; ARIZ.; USAEC - RME - 81 .BOLLIN, E. M., KERR, P. F., 1958 , URANIUM MINERALIZATION NEAR CAMERON, ARIZ.; NEW MEXICO GEOLOGIC SOCIETY, 9TH FIELD CONFERENCE.CHENOWETH, W. L., MALAN, R. C., 1973 , THE URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NORTH EASTERN ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO GEOLOGIC SOCIETY, 24TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 139 .5) ISACHSEN, Y. W., EVENSEN, C. G., 1956 , GEOLOGY OF URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE SHINARUMP AND CHINLE FORMATIONS OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU, USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 300 , P. 263 .6) US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, GRAND JUNCTIONS OPERATIONS OFFICE, OCT. 1959 , GUIDEBOOK TO URANIUM DEPOSITS OF WESTERN UNITED STATES.NMGS 24TH FIELD GUIDEBOOK; ABM BULL. 182 P. 220