Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Model204: Sandstone U
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlPermeable Deweesville Sandstone Overlying Impermeable Conquista Clay Updip From A Deep, Clay-Filled Channel.
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Deweesville Member, Whitsett Formation;Conquista Clay Member, Whitsett Formation
Associated rockMudstone
StructureNormal Faulting, Paleochannel
Tectonic settingPassive Continental Margin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1963
Identification
Deposit ID10062958
MRDS IDTC36565
Alternate namesSuperior-Rare Metals
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates28.88304, -98.14087
References
EARGLE, D.M., ET AL, 1975, SOUTH TEXAS URANIUM DEPOSITS: AAPG BULL. V. 59, P. 766-779.BUNKER, C.M., AND MACKALLOR, J.A., 1973, USGS PP 765, 37 P.CIMRI