Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryVanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR, TABULAR
Ore controlPlant Remains, Paleochannels
Materials
Ore mineralsUranophane
GangueMalachite
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Conglomerate · Moss Back Member Of Chinle Formation
StructureSan Rafael Swell, Uinta Basin, Paradox Fold - And Fault Belt, San Rafael Reef (Monocline)
Tectonic settingStable Platform
AlterationBleaching In Mudstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10071434
MRDS IDW014818
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.94441, -110.45129
References
TRIMBLE, L. M. AND H. H. DOELLING, 1976, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL RIVER MINING AREA: UTAH GEOL AND MIN SURV. BULL. (UNPUB)HAWLEY, C. C. ROBECK, R. C. DYER H. B., GEOLOGY, ALTERED ROCKS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY COUNTY, UT., USGS BULL. 123HAWLEY, C. C. ETAL, 1965, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE TEMPLE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, EMERY CO., UT.: USGS BULL. 1192GILLULY, J. 1924, GEOLOGY AND OIL AND GAS PROSPECTS OF PART OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, UTAH: USGS BULL. 806 PP. 64 - 1501968 COMPILE HAWLEY, ROBECK DYER, - BULLETI