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Grand Canyon caves, breccia pipes and mineral deposits
Author(s) -
WENRICH KAREN J.,
SUTPHIN HOYT B.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
geology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1365-2451
pISSN - 0266-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2451.1994.tb00880.x
Subject(s) - breccia , canyon , geology , karst , cave , geochemistry , mineral , uranium ore , base metal , mineral resource classification , deposition (geology) , mining engineering , archaeology , uranium , geomorphology , structural basin , paleontology , materials science , welding , metallurgy , history
The Redwall Limestone of the Grand Canyon forms a major mineral district, its breccia pipes being host to rich uranium and base‐metal deposits. Yet karst processes as a mechanism for preparing host rocks for ore deposition have been little studied.