| Deposit ID | 10099714 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014828 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cliff Dweller |
| Related records | 10300529 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.46962, 38.85803 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1280 |
| Relative position | 5.8 MILES SOUTH 48 DEG WEST OF THE HANKSVILLE INTERCHANGE ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 70 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Emery(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Greasewood Draw(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 | 013E | 34 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Uranophane | Ore |
| Malachite | 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 | Moss Back Member Of Chinle Formation;Mottled Siltstone Unit Of Chinle Formation |
| Rock description | Moss Back Member Of Chinle Formation;Mottled Siltstone Unit Of Chinle Formation |
| (1) | -110.46962, 38.85803 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Rafael Swell, Uinta Basin Paradox Basin |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | East San Rafael Monocline |
| General form | PODS, LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 2 DEG E |
| Dip | 38 DEG SE |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| District name | San Rafael Swell District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | E. V. Cheetle |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Edwin Cook |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 60.96M |
| Overall depth | 4.57M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014828 |
HAWLEY, C. C. ET AL. 1965 , GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE TEMPLE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, EMERY CO., UT: USGS BULL. 1192
HAWLEY, C. C. AND OTHERS, 1968, GEOLOGY OF ALTERED ROCKS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, EMERY CO., UTAH: USGS BULL: 1239 115 P.
GILLULY, J., 1929, GEOLOGY AND OIL AND GAS PROSPECTS OF PART OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, UTAH, UTAH: USGS BULL. 806, P. 69 - 130.
1965 COMPILE HAWLEY AND OTHERS, BULLETIN
1968 COMPILE HAWLEY, ROBECK, DYER, BULLETIN
UGMS STUDY - 1973
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE MINERALIZATION IS CONCENTRATED IN AND AROUND LOGS. |
| Deposit | THE MINERALIZATION IS AT THE BASE OF THE MOSS BACK IN A CONGLOMERATIC SANDSTONE BED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1977 | Trimble, Larry M. | Bureau of Land Management |
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