Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeManto
Model155: Volcanogenic U
Deposit sizeN
Materials
GangueBarite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Ilmenite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
StructureSouthern Part Of The Mcdermitt Caldera, A Miocene Subsidence Feature 40 Km Across, Probable Ne-Trending High-Angle Normal Fault With S Side Down Is Just N Of The Radioactive Occurrences. Possible Nw-Trending Faults Also In The Area.
Tectonic settingMobile Belt
AlterationSilicic, Hydrothermal. Potash Feldspar
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10047386
MRDS IDM242676
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.74905, -118.00238
References
CASTOR, S.B. AND MITCHELL, T.P., 1980, FIELD EXAMINATION OF URANIUM OCCURRENCE.WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59, PL. I.RYTUBA, J.J., AND CONRAD, W.K., 1979, USGS OFR 79-541.