Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR, LENTICULAR
Ore controlPlant Remains, Paleochannels
Materials
Ore mineralsUraninite, Uranophane
GangueMalachite
Geology
Host rockSiltstone,Sandstone · Temple Mountain Member Of Chinle Formation;Mottled Siltstone Unit Of Chinle;Moss Back Member Of Chinle
StructureSan Rafael Swell, East San Rafael Monocline.
Tectonic settingStable Platform
AlterationBleaching In Sandstone And Mudstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10089211
MRDS IDW014829
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.88275, -110.46406
References
HAWLEY, C. C. ET AL, 1965, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE TEMPLE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, EMERY COUNTY, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1192HAWLEY, AND OTHERS, 1968, GEOLOGY OF ALTERED ROCKS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY CO., UTAH: USGS BULL. 1239, 115 P.GILLULY, J., 1929, GEOLOGY AND OIL AND GAS PROSPECTS OF PART OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, UTAH: USGS BULL. 806, P. 69 - 130.1965 COMPILE HAWLEY AND OTHERS, BULLETIN1968 COMPILE HAWLEY, ROBECK, DYER, BULLETIN