| Deposit ID | 10027513 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M003221 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Plot No. 8 Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.26735, 36.89362 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1768 |
| Relative position | 1.0 MILES EAST OF TSITAH WASH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Apache(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Toh Atin Mesa East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rock Point(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Shiprock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower San Juan-Four Corners(hydrologic unit)
Lower San Juan(hydrologic accounting unit)
San Juan(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Apache |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Tyuyamunite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone > Claystone | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation |
| Rock description | Salt Wash Member of Morrison Formation |
| (1) | -109.26735, 36.89362 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | On Ne Side Of Toh Atin Anticline |
| General form | IRREGULAR TABULAR LAYERS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M003221 |
STOKES, W.L., 1951, CARNOTITE DEPOSITS IN THE CARRIZO MTNS. AREA: U.S.G.S. CIRCULAR III, 5 P.
CHENOWETH, W.L., 1955, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NW CARRIZO AREA: FOUR CORNERS FIELD CONF, NO. 1.
CHENOWETH, W.L., 1973, URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NE ARIZONA: NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC. 24TH GUIDEBOOK, P. 145.
PIERCE, W.H., 1970, COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, HELIUM, AND URANIUM IN ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 182, P. 235-248.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INFORMATION GIVEN IN THIS REPORT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENTIRE CARRIZO MOUNTAINS MINING DISTRICT. PLOT NO. 8 MINE BEING ONE OF THE MANY MINES THAT COMPRISE THIS DISTRICT. (UTM COORDINATES ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF EACH MINE OR PROSPECT) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1980 | Bright, Daniel (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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