Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Uranium
SecondaryVanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model204: Sandstone U
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsTyuyamunite, Azurite, Malachite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Sangre De Cristo Formation
StructureCulebra Massif, Vega Creek Anticline
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationMalachite, Azurite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10011643
MRDS IDD006697
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.48392, -105.16917
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 184.JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP 1-558.