Colorado · Saguache County
Past Producer

I. Kreiner Mine

Saguache County, Colorado, United States
QuartzFeldsparUranium
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Commodities
PrimaryQuartz, Feldspar
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model32: Pegmatites
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar, Quartz
GangueBeryl, Mica, Specularite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Granodiorite Of Boulder Creek Age
Associated rockDiorite,Pegmatite · Granodiorite Of Boulder Creek Age
StructureSangre De Cristo Range, Rio Grande Rift, Sangre De Cristo Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10012943
MRDS IDD008971
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.04862, -105.72419
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 390SCOTT, G.R., AND TAYLOR, R.B., 1974, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ELECTRIC PEAK QUADRANGLE, CUSTER AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MF-628