Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Torbernite, Uraninite
GangueGypsum
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Siltstone,Sandstone · Moenkopi Formation;Shinarump Member Of Chinle Formation
StructureCircle Cliffs Anticlinal Upwarp, West Flank
Tectonic settingStable Platform
AlterationModerate Bleaching
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10097963
MRDS IDDB00592
Alternate namesBuff 1 - 8 Mas 6 1008
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.99776, -111.21435
References
SRC.REF: DAVIDSON, 1967DAVIDSON, E. S., 1967 , GEOLOGY OF THE CIRCLE CLIFFS AREA, GARFIELD AND KANE COUNTIES, UTAH: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. 1229 .DOELLING, H. H., 1967 , URANIUM DEPOSITS OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY SPECIAL STUDIES 22 .DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 107 .1967 GEOLMAP DAVIDSON, BULL. 12291967 RECON UGMS SP. ST. 221973 RECON UGMS FOR USBM - MASUSBM - MAS 6