Utah · Emery County
Occurrence
Buckhorn Mine
Emery County, Utah, United States
Uranium
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Commodities
Tertiary
Uranium
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Workings
Underground
Orebody form
LENS
Ore control
Paleochannel, Carbonaceous Material
Geology
Host rock
Mudstone,Sandstone · Mottled Siltstone Unit Of Chinle Formation
Structure
San Rafael Swell
Tectonic setting
Stable Platform
Alteration
Bleaching In Mudstone, Sandstone
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10071870
MRDS ID
W015557
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
39.09636, -110.67296
References
HAWLEY, C.C., AND OTHERS, 1968, GEOLOGY, ALTERED ROCKS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY CO. UT.: USGS BULL 1239