| Deposit ID | 10096336 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014775 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Behunin Lease Prospect |
| Related records | 10300546 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.3499, 38.86219 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1305 |
| Relative position | 13.5 MILES S 42 DEG W OF GREEN RIVER UTAH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Emery(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Horse Bench West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
San Rafael Desert(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salina(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Rafael(hydrologic unit)
Lower Green(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Green(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)
Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Emery |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 022S | 014E | 35 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Tyuyamunite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone | ||||
| |||||
| 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) | -110.3499, 38.86219 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Rafael Swell, Uinta Basin, Paradox Fold - And Fault Belt |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Periodic Folds In Sub - Morrison Sediments |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL OR LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 50 DEG W |
| Dip | 2 DEG NE |
| Plunge | 2 DEG |
| Plunge direction | NE |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Length | 30.48M |
| Width | 3.05M |
| Depth to top | 1.52M |
| Depth to bottom | 2.44M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| District name | Green River Desert |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.009HA |
| Overall length | 30.48M |
| Overall width | 3.05M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014775 |
TRIMBLE, L. M. AND H. H. DOELLING, 1976, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL RIVER MINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR. BULLETIN (UNPUBLISHED)
CRAIG, L. C., AND D. D. DICKEY, 1956, JURASSIC STRATA OF SOUTHEASTERN UTAH AND SOUTHWESTERN COLO.: IAPG GUIDEBOOK, 7TH ANN. FIELD CONF. PP. (93-104)
STOKES, W. L., 1952, LOWER CRETACEOUS IN COLORADO PLATEAU: AAPG BULLETIN, VOL. 36 PP. 1766 - 1776
1956 RECON IAPG - PAPER - 7TH ANN FIELD CONF.
1957 OTHER USAEC - UNPUBLISHED REPORT RME - 98
1976 OTHER UGMS - BULLETIN (UNPUBLISHED) 1976
TRIMBLE, L. M., 1976
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSITS ARE USUALLY ELONGATE ALONG CHANNEL SANDSTONE |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1950'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1977 | Trimble, Larry M. | Bureau of Land Management |
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