Mancos River Black Sand Deposit, Montezuma Co., Colorado, USA
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Deposit:: HOUSTON, R.S., AND MURPHY, J.F., 1977, DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF UPPER CRETACEOUS BLACK SANDSTONES OF THE
Commodities (Major) - Zirconium, Uranium, Thorium, Titanium - Metal; (Minor) - Iron; (Trace) - REE
Deposit Type: Fossil Placer
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Mesaverde Group--Menefee Formation, Navajo Sandstone
Structure: San Juan Basin, Four Corners Platform, Mesa Verde Basin, Mcelmo Dome
Host Rock: Sandstone
Tectonic Structure: Colorado Platform
Mineral List
6 entries listed. 4 valid minerals.
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