Colorado · Saguache County
Occurrence

Unnamed Uranium Occurrences

Saguache County, Colorado, United States
UraniumGold
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeUnknown
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockQuartz Latite,Andesite · Rawley Andesite;Carpenter Ridge Tuff
Associated rockQuartz Latite,Andesite · Rawley Andesite;Carpenter Ridge Tuff
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, Bonanza Volcanic Center, Sheep Creek Fault Zone, Sheep Creek Syncline
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10012889
MRDS IDD008885
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.17723, -106.43532
References
BRUNS, D.L., AND OTHERS, 1971, STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS BETWEEN BONANZA CENTER AND ADJACENT PARTS OF THE SAN JUAN VOLCANIC FIELD, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO, IN JAMES, H.L., ED., GUIDEBOOK OF THE SAN LUIS BASIN, COLORADO: NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC., P. 183-190NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 395