Commodities
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR, SCATTERED BLEBS OF URANIFEROUS ASPHALT
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Conglomerate · Mottled Siltstone Of Chinle Formation
StructureSan Rafael Swell, Fractures
Tectonic settingStable Platform
AlterationBleaching In Mudstone
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1945
Identification
Deposit ID10071869
MRDS IDW015556
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.03858, -110.72407
References
HAWLEY, C.C. 1968, GEOLOGY, ALTERED ROCKS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL EMERY CO., UT. USGS BULL. 1239REYNER M.L., 1950, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON SOME URANIUM DEPOSITS ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISION RAW MATERIALS EXPLORATION REPORT 673.1950 RECON USAEC RMTRIMBLE, L.M., 1977