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Richardson Ranch Prospects

Occurrence in Quay county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Uranium
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  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10015000
MRDS ID DAV0107
Record type Site
Current site name Richardson Ranch Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.94051, 35.11814 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Quay(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Quemado Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tucumcari(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tucumcari(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Canadian-Ute Reservoir(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 28E 2 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 Morrison, Middle
    Rock description Morrison, Middle
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.94051, 35.11814
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATA-BOUND

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Silicified Or Carbonaceous Wood

Comments on the geologic information

  • MORRISON FM DEPOSITS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH SILICIFIED WOOD BONE OR RARELY CARBONACEOUS WOOD.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category
Area name Blm Roswell Resource Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FINCH, W.I., 1972, NEW MEXICO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY FIELD CONFERENCE GUIDEBOOK 23

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LARGE AREA OF RADIOACTIVE ANOMALIES.

Reporter information

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

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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