Description
W. J. Hannert And John Tomsich
Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR - BLANKET
Ore controlPaleochannels, Carbonaceous Material
Materials
GangueChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone · Chinle Formation-Moss Back Member
StructureSan Rafael Swell
Tectonic settingStable Platform
AlterationBleaching In Sandstone & Mudstone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1952
Discovery year1951
Identification
Deposit ID10072996
MRDS IDW018760
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.68441, -110.9913
References
HAWLEY, C. C., AND OTHERS, 1968, GEOLOGY, ALTERED ROCKS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY COUNTY, UTAH, USGS BULL. 1239REYNER, M. L., 1950, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON SOME URANIUM DEPOSITS ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY CO., UTAH, US AEC RMO-6731950 RECON U.S.A.E.C. R.M.O.1968 COMPILE HAWLEY, C. C., BULLETIN 1239HAWLEY AND OTHERS, 1968