| Deposit ID | 10078753 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027364 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Marvin Tunnel |
| Related records | 10227953 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.48625, 37.81833 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2701 |
| Relative position | 2.0 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ABAJO PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Abajo Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Blanding(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cortez(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
Manti-La Sal National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | San Juan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 034S | 022E | 15 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| 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 | Morrison Formation |
| Rock description | Morrison Formation |
| (1) | -109.48625, 37.81833 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Width | 3.05M |
| Depth to top | 3.05M |
| Depth to bottom | 91.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1922 |
| Discoverer | Marvin C. Lyman |
| District name | Abajo Mountains |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Marvin C. Lyman |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 274.32M |
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027364 |
WHITKIND, I. J., 1964 , GEOLOGY OF THE ABAJO MOUNTAINS AREA, SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH, U. S. G. S. PROFESSIONAL PAPER 453
1964 RECON WHITKIND, I. J., GEOLOGY OF ABAJO MOUNTAIN
LEE I. PERRY, 1977
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF SMALL AMOUNTS OF ORE IN SEDIMENTARY STRATA |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1977 | Perry, Lee I. | Bureau of Land Management |
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