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Unnamed Prospect

Occurrence in Brewster county in Texas, United States with commodities Uranium, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10085711
MRDS ID W701342
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.77491, 29.43662 (WGS84)
Relative position 14 MI (22 KM) NW OF TERLINGUA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Brewster(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

The Solitario(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chisos Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Emory Peak(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Terlingua(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Brewster

Comments on the location information

  • THE LOCATION GIVEN HERE IS A SHAFT SHOWN ON THE U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TOPOGRAPHIC MAP.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Uranophane Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert
    Rock unit name Maravillas Formation
    Rock description Maravillas Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.77491, 29.43662
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • SUGGESTED THAT THE MINERALIZATION IS STRUCTURALLY CONTROLLED. NOTED THAT A SHAFT WAS SUNK ON THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE CABALLOS NOVACULITE AND A PHOSPHATIC SHALE OF THE MARAVILLAS FORMATION. ALSO NOTED MINOR AMOUNTS OF TURQUOISE IN THE SHALE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name The Solitario

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • ACTIVE IN 1950'S.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PRICE, J. G., HENRY, C. D., AND STANDEN, A. R., 1983, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (TEXAS), MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 73, 108 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1990 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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