Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
TertiaryIron, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR MASSES, TABULAR LENSES, RODS (CYLINDRICAL LOG LIKE MASSES) AND ROLLS
Ore controlShinarump Ore Deposits Are Confined To Channels
Materials
Ore mineralsTyuyamunite, Uraninite
GangueApatite, Calcite, Chalcedony, Gypsum, Jarosite, Limonite, Opal, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Conglomerate · Shinarump Conglomerate Member Of Chinle Formation;De Chelly Sandstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10102478
MRDS IDM002988
Alternate namesCato Sells Tract 1 and 2
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.9264, -109.88876
References
REINHARDT, E.V., 1951, RECONNAISSANCE TRIP TO MONUMENT VALLEY, U.S.A.E.L. RMO NO. 624RIDGE, J.D., 1968, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES 1933-1967, VOL. 1, P. 799-803BAIN, G.W., 1952, URANIUM DEPOSITS IN SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO PLATEAU, USAEL RMO NO. 982WITKIND & THADEN, 1963, USGS BULL. 1103