Utah · Emery County
Occurrence

Unknown

Emery County, Utah, United States
Uranium
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Commodities
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formSMALL IRREGULAR BODIES - LENTILS
Ore controlCarbon Trash - Clay Galls
Materials
Ore mineralsCoal, Uraninite
GangueGypsum, Limonite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Chinl Formation-Moss Back Member
StructureWest Flank San Rafael Swell, 100 Foot Displacement Fault 50 Feet North Of Portal
Tectonic settingStable Platform
AlterationBleaching 5 Ft Into Siltstone
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10078233
MRDS IDW026459
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates38.6708, -111.00213
References
HAWLEY, C. C., AND OTHERS, 1968 , GEOLOGY, ALTERED ROCKS, AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY CO. UT: USGS BULL. 1239