Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlSilicification, Fracturing, Brecciation Of Sedimentary Rocks Along Los Ochos And Related Faults
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite · Quartz Monzonite Of Cochetopa Creek
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Rhyodacite,Quartz Latite,Latite · Early Intermediate-Composition Flows And Breccias;Quartz Monzonite Of Cochetopa Cr
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field; Gunnison Uplift, Cochetopa Dome; Los Ochos Fault; Razor Creek Dome
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
AlterationAbundant Hematite And Limonite, Minor Manganese Staining
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10013026
MRDS IDD009088
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.30667, -106.63422
References
MALAN, R.C., AND RANSPOT, H.W., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE COCHETOPA MINING DISTRICT, SAGUACHE AND GUNNISON COUNTIES, COLORADO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 54, NO. 1, P. 1-19.NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 40, P. 388OLSON, J.C., AND STEVEN, T.A., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RAZOR CREEK DOME QUADRANGLE, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-748AEC PRELIM. RECON. REPT. DEB-P-3-1714