Description
Vernon J. Pick
Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryVanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR - BLANKET
Ore controlCarbonized Logs
Materials
Ore mineralsBoltwoodite, Carnotite, Torbernite, Uraninite, Zippeite
GangueGoethite, Gypsum, Hematite, Malachite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone · Chinle Formation-Monitor Butte Member
StructureSan Rafael Swell, North - South Trending Fractures
Tectonic settingStable Platform
AlterationBleaching In Sandstone, Mudstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1952
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10089343
MRDS IDW018774
Alternate namesHidden Splendor
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.56525, -110.94963
References
HAWLEY, C. C., AND OTHERS, 1968, GEOLOGY, ALTERED ROCKS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY COUNTY, UTAH, USGS BULL. 1239KEYS, W. S., 1954, THE DELTA MINE, SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY COUNTY, UTAH; US AEC, RME 59GRUNER, S. W., AND GARDINER, L., 1952, US AEC RMO-5661952 COMPILE US AEC RME1954 COMPILE US AEC RME1956 COMPILE ISACHSEN, Y. W., PROFESSIONAL PAPER1968 COMPILE HAWLEY, C. C., BULLETINUGMS STUDY 1973TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977