| Deposit ID | 10097963 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB00592 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buff |
| Alternate or previous names | Buff 1 - 8 Mas 6 1008 |
| Related records | 10276156 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.21435, 37.99776 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1935 |
| Relative position | 3 MILES WEST OF LAMP STAND |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Garfield(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lamp Stand(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Escalante(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Escalante(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Escalante(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(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 | Garfield |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 032S | 006E | 26 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Torbernite | Ore |
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Result | CHANNEL SAMPLES 0.062 TO 0.10 PERCENT U3O8 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone | ||
| |||
| 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 | Moenkopi Formation;Shinarump Member Of Chinle Formation |
| Rock description | Moenkopi Formation;Shinarump Mbr Of Chinle Formation |
| (1) | -111.21435, 37.99776 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Circle Cliffs Anticlinal Upwarp |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | West Flank |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 5 DEG E |
| Dip | 2 DEG NW |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Circle Cliffs Area Henry Mtns. District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mathis And Christensen |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 10.67M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB00592 |
SRC.REF: DAVIDSON, 1967
DAVIDSON, E. S., 1967 , GEOLOGY OF THE CIRCLE CLIFFS AREA, GARFIELD AND KANE COUNTIES, UTAH: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. 1229 .
DOELLING, H. H., 1967 , URANIUM DEPOSITS OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY SPECIAL STUDIES 22 .
DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 107 .
1967 GEOLMAP DAVIDSON, BULL. 1229
1967 RECON UGMS SP. ST. 22
1973 RECON UGMS FOR USBM - MAS
USBM - MAS 6
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IN 800 - 1000 FT. WIDE CHANNEL THAT IS 10 FT. DEEP. BETTER MINERALIZATION IS IN BLEACHED MOENKOPI |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1978 | Doelling, Hellmut H. | Bureau of Land Management |
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