| Deposit ID | 10015329 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB00745 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Oyler Mine |
| Related records | 10252330 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.23131, 38.25942 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2012 |
| Relative position | 2.1 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FRUITA, UTAH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Wayne(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fruita(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Loa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salina(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Fremont(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Capitol Reef National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Wayne |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 029S | 006E | 26 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Zippeite | Ore |
| Alunite | Gangue |
| Chalcopyrite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Lepidocrocite | Gangue |
| Malachite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone > Claystone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Shinarump Member Of Chinle Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Shinarump Member Of Chinle Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| (1) | -111.23131, 38.25942 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Water Pocket Fold |
| General form | LENS, POD |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 35 DEG W |
| Dip | 13 DEG NE |
| Thickness | 0.46M |
| Length | 15.24M |
| Width | 7.62M |
| Depth to top | 3.05M |
| Depth to bottom | 76.2M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1901 |
| District name | Fremont District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Park |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 94.49M |
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB00745 |
WYANT DONALD G., BERONI ERNEST P., AND GRANGER HARRY C., 1952 , SOME URANIUM DEPOSITS IN SANDSTONES: USGS CIRCULAR 220 , P. 26 - 29 .
GRUNER, J. W., GARDINER LYNN, 1952 , MINERAL ASSOCIATIONS IN THE URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU AND ADJACENT REGIONS WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE SHINARUMP FORMATION: USAEC RMO 566 , P. 21 - 22 .
KELLER, W. D., 1959 , CLAY MINERALS IN THE MUDSTONES OF THE ORE-BEARING FORMATIONS, IN GEOCHEMISTRY AND MINERALOGY OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU URANIUM ORES: USGS PROF. PAPER 320 , P. 113 - 119 .
SMITH, F.J., JR., HUFF, L.C., HINRICHS, N.E., AND LUEDKE, R.G., 1963, GEOLOGY OF THE CAPITOL REEF AREA, WAYNE AND GARFIELD COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 363, 102 P.
1952 COMPILE SMITH AND OTHERS - TEI
1952 RECON GRUNER J. W. AND OTHERS - RMO
1952 RECON WYANT AND OTHERS - CIRCULAR
1959 RECON KELLER, W. D., - PROF. PAPER
TRIMBLE L. M., 1978
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1978 | Trimble, Larry M. | Bureau of Land Management |
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