Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlPaleochannels, Carbonaceous Material
Materials
Ore mineralsTyuyamunite, Uraninite
Other materialsChalcocite, Malachite, Azurite
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Conglomerate · Shinarump Member Of Chinle Formation
Tectonic settingStable Platform
AlterationBleaching In Sandstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10078622
MRDS IDW027048
Alternate namesWhirlwind
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.24861, -110.44472
References
BAIN, G. W., 1952, URANIUM DEPOSITS IN SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO PLATEAU, USAEC RMO 982 (REV.)EVENSEN C. G., AND GRAY, I. B., 1958, EVALUATION OF URANIUM ORE GUIDES, MONUMENT VALLEY, ARIZONA AND UTAH, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 53, NO. 6, SEPT. - OCT. P 634 - 662.GUIDEBOOK TO URANIUM DEPOSITS OF WESTERN U.S., USAEC, 1959UGMS STUDY - 1973TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977.