Canyon Creek uranium deposit, Navajo Co., Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Canyon Creek uranium deposit | Deposit |
| Navajo Co. | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Young | 666 (2011) | 21.7km |
| Cibecue | 1,713 (2011) | 23.4km |
| Christopher Creek | 156 (2011) | 39.7km |
| Carrizo | 127 (2011) | 41.9km |
| Heber-Overgaard | 2,822 (2011) | 44.2km |
An U occurrence located in the SE¼ sec. 28, T8N, R15E, G&SRM, 10.1 km (6.3 miles) SSW of Chediski Farms (Marley Ranch) (Apache Iron Mining District), along Canyon Creek (stream).
Local rocks include Middle Proterozoic sedimentary rocks.
Regions containing this locality
| North America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
| Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona, USA | Reservation |
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Regional Geology
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| Cryogenian - Ectasian 635 - 1400 Ma ID: 2920469 | Middle Proterozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Proterozoic (635 - 1400 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Grand Canyon Supergroup; Chuar Group; Unkar Group; Apache Group; Troy Quartzite Description: Red-brown shale and sandstone, buff to orange quartzite, limestone, basalt, black shale, and sparse conglomerate. This unit includes the Grand Canyon Supergroup, Apache Group, and Troy Quartzite. These rocks were deposited in shallow marine, coastal nonmarine, and fluvial settings. (700-1300) Comments: Original map source: Arizona Geological Survey, DI-8 Geologic Map of Arizona, Digital Spatial data for the Geologic Map of Arizona, v. 3.0, edited by S.M. Richard and S.M. Kneale, 2002, 10 p., 2 DOS HD disks. Arc/INFO export file (.e00) format, scale 1:1,000,000. Lithology: Major:{shale,sandstone,quartzite}, Minor:{limestone,basalt,black shale}, Incidental:{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] |
| Mesoproterozoic 1000 - 1600 Ma ID: 3188570 | Mesoproterozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Mesoproterozoic (1000 - 1600 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks 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] |
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