Unknown Uranium (MRDS - 10020534), Emery Co., Utah, USA
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 39° 3' 9'' North , 110° 43' 47'' West |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 39.05271,-110.72983 |
| GeoHash: | G#: 9wcq0m2fx |
| Köppen climate type: | BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate |
REF:Deposit:: USGS BULL. 1046-D, P. 957, PL 2
Deposit:: CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 09-24-1970
Commodities (Major) - Uranium
Development Status: Producer
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| ⓘ 'commodity:Uranium' Formula: U Reference: From USGS MRDS database |
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Regional Geology
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| Early Jurassic - Late Triassic 174.1 - 237 Ma ID: 3185972 | Mesozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Mesozoic (174.1 - 237 Ma) Lithology: Sandstone-conglomerate Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
| Late Triassic 201.3 - 237 Ma ID: 2451519 | Wingate Sandstone Age: Late Triassic (201.3 - 237 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Wingate Sandstone Description: Reddish-brown to brown, thick-bedded to massive, crossbedded, fine-grained quartzose sandstone. Well-cemented by calcium carbonate. Stands as vertical cliffs that form an impassable barrier. Strongly stained with manganese oxide (desert varnish). Eolian deposit. Ranges in thickness from 105 to 135 m (350 to 450 ft). Reference: Witkin, I.J. Geologic map of the Huntington 30′ x 60′ quadrangle, Carbon, Emery, Grand, and Uintah Counties, Utah. Utah Geological Survey Open-File Report 440D. [66] |
| Early Triassic 247.2 - 251.902 Ma ID: 2991462 | Moenkopi Formation Age: Early Triassic (247.2 - 251.902 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Moenkopi Formation Description: fluvial, mudflat, sabkha, shallow marine; redbeds Comments: Original map source: Hintze, L.F., Willis, G.C., Laes, D.Y.M., Sprinkel, D.A., and Brown, K.D., 2000, Digital Geologic Map of Utah: Utah Geological Survey, Map 179DM, scale 1:500,000. Lithology: Major:{sandstone mudstone}, Minor:{limestone}, Incidental:{gypsum, conglomerate} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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