Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR TABULAR, LENS
Ore controlCarbon Trash, Clay Galls, Mudstone Lenses, Crossbedding, Paleochannels
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Montroseite, Pascoite, Tyuyamunite
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone · Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation
Tectonic settingStable Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10078811
MRDS IDW027442
Alternate namesBirthday, Shale, Easter
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.59139, -109.59902
References
DODD, P. H., 1956 , EXAMPLES OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE UPPER JURASSIC MORRISON FORMATION OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU: USGS PP 300 , P 243 - 262PITMAN, R. K., 1958 , URANIUM - VANADIUM DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD WASH MINING AREA, SAN JUAN CO., UTAH; USAEC RME 109STOKES, W. L., 1954 , RELATION OF SEDIMENTARY TRENDS, TECTONIC FEATURES, AND ORE DEPOSITS IN THE BLANDING DIST., SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, USAEC RME 3093 ( PT. 1 )TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977