Lucky Find 15 Prospect

Occurrence in Quay county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Uranium
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Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094719
MRDS ID DAV0105
Record type Site
Current site name Lucky Find 15 Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.58383, 34.86675 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Quay(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Forrest(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

The Caprock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Clovis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Revuelto(hydrologic unit)

Upper Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Canadian(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Quay

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
10N 33E 15 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • BLM ROSWELL RESOURCE AREA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 204
USGS model code 30c
Deposit model name Sandstone U

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Chinle, Middle
    Rock description Chinle, Middle
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATA-BOUND

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit URANIUM IS IN A THICK RED SHALE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1992 Sutphin, David M. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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