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Breen Prospect

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. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094718
MRDS ID DAV0097
Record type Site
Current site name Breen Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.95745, 35.21674 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Quay(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cow Canyon(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)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Quay

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
11N 30E 5 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 > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Morrison, Middle
    Rock description Morrison, Middle
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.95745, 35.21674
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATA-BOUND

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Carbonaceous Material

Comments on the geologic information

  • ONE FT HIGH ROLL CONSISTS OF BANDS OF LIMONITE AND GRAY ORGANIC (?) MATERIAL DISSEMINATED IN SANDSTONE. SAMPLE CONTAINS .004% U3O8.

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LMON AND ORGANIC(?) MATERIAL IN A 1 FT THICK ROLL.

Reporter information

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

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