Commodities
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlPlant Remains, Paleochannels
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone,Conglomerate · Mossback Member Of Chinle Formation;Temple Mountain Member Of Chinle Formation;Moenkopi Formation
StructureSan Rafael Swell, East San Rafael Monocline
Tectonic settingStable Platform
AlterationBleaching In Mudstone And Sandstone
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10071440
MRDS IDW014830
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.88553, -110.4624
References
HAWLEY, C. C. ET AL., 1965, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE TEMPLE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, EMERY CO., UTAH: USGS BULL. 1192HAWLEY AND OTHERS, 1968, GEOLOGY OF ALTERED ROCKS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY CO., UTAH: USGS BULL. 1239, 115 P.GILLULY, J., 1929, GEOLOGY AND OIL AND GAS PROSPECTS OF PART OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, UTAH: USGS BULL. 806, P. 69 - 1301965 COMPILE HAWLEY AND OTHERS, BULLETIN1968 COMPILE HAWLEY, ROBECK, DYER, BULLETIN