Database name: |
World Sediment-Hosted Cu Deposits |
Compilers: |
R. V. Kirkham, J. J. Carriere, A. Rafer, and P. Born |
Release date: |
2015-01-27 |
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Deposit name(s): |
W N |
Political location(s): |
United States; Province or state: Utah; Nearest community: Deer Flat |
Deposit clan (type): |
sediment-hosted copper |
Deposit (sub) types: |
continental redbed; in ss where it fills scours in underlying fm |
Commodities: |
Cu |
Geological ages: |
Late Triassic (host rocks) |
Host rocks: |
(1) sedimentary; sandstoneIndividual lithologies: | sandstone | Host rock stratigraphy: | Shinarump Member, Chinle Formation |
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Qualified comments: |
(Applies to: miscellaneous comments) in ss where it fills scours in underlying fm; operated intermittently since 1953; lower part of Shinarunp rests with marked disconformity on Moenkopi fm |
References: |
Finnell, T. L., 1963 |
Geology Ore Deposits and Exploratory Drilling in the Deer Flat Area, White Canyon District, San Juan County, Utah |
Bulletin, United States Geological Survey, Publication code 1132, 114 p. |
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