National Uranium Resource Evaluation: Salina Quadrangle, Utah
Two stratigraphic units, the Late Jurassic Salt Wash Member of the Morrison Formation and the Triassic Chinle Formation, were determined to be favorable for the occurrence of uranium deposits that meet the minimum size and grade requirements of the US Department of Energy in the Salina 1 x 2/sup 0/ Quadrangle, Utah. Three areas judged favorable for the Salt Wash Member are the Tidwell and Notom districts, and the Henry Mountains mineral belt. The criteria used to establish favorability were the presence of: (1) fluvial sandstone beds deposited by low-energy streams; (2) actively moving major and minor structures such as the Paradox basin and the many folds within it; (3) paleostream transport directions approximately perpendicular to the trend of many of the paleofolds; (4) presence of favorable gray lacustrine mudstone beds; and (5) known uranium occurrences associated with the favorable gray mudstones. Four favorable areas have been outlined for the Chinle Formation. These are the San Rafael Swell, Inter River, and the Orange Cliffs subareas and the Capitol Reef area. The criteria used to establish these areas are: the sandstone-to-mudstone ratios and the geographic distribution of the Petrified Forest Member of the Chinle Formation which is considered as the probable source for the uranium.
- Research Organization:
- Geological Survey, Golden, CO (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI13-78GJ01686
- OSTI ID:
- 7066993
- Report Number(s):
- PGJ/F-053-82; ON: DE82021151
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Includes 8 sheets of 24x reduction microfiche. Portions of document are illegible
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
National Uranium Resource Evaluation: Moab Quadrangle, Colorado and Utah
National Uranium Resource Evaluation: Escalante Quadrangle, Utah
Related Subjects
URANIUM DEPOSITS
EVALUATION
UTAH
AERIAL SURVEYING
DATA ANALYSIS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
GEOCHEMICAL SURVEYS
GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS
RADIOMETRIC SURVEYS
SEDIMENTS
STRATIGRAPHY
STREAMS
DATA
FEDERAL REGION VIII
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
GEOLOGY
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS
INFORMATION
MINERAL RESOURCES
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
RESOURCES
SURFACE WATERS
SURVEYS
USA
050200* - Nuclear Fuels- Exploration- (-1987)