Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryLignite, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model155: Volcanogenic U
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFault Contact With Younger Tertiary Fluvial And Lacustrine Rocks
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureMountain Front Fault, Fault, Striking Nw
AlterationClay
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10047049
MRDS IDM242291
Alternate namesNBMG Sample Site 459
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.98438, -117.86871
References
GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA: N.B.M.G. BULL. 81.MOORE, G.W. AND STEPHENS, J.G., 1954, RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM-BEARING CARBONACEOUS ROCKS IN CALIFORNIA AND ADJACENT PARTS OF OREGON AND NEVADA: U.S.G.S. CIRC. 313, 8 P.MCKELVEY, V.E., 1957, SEARCH FOR URANIUM IN THE UNITED STATES: U.S.G.S. BULL 1030-A, 64 P.DUNCAN, D.C., 1953, A URANIUM-BEARING RHYOLITIC TUFF DEPOSIT NEAR COALDALE, ESMERALDA CO. NEV: U.S.G.S. CIRC. 291, 7 P.ALBERS, J.P. AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, NBMG BULL 78 P. 59-60USBM, 1978, MILS DATAGARSIDE, L.J., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 13 JUL 82.DUNCAN (1953)