Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryIron, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Conglomerate · Dawson Formation
StructureDenver Basin, Front Range Uplift, Rampart Range Uplift
Tectonic settingCentral Platform
AlterationFe And Mn Oxides
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1951
Identification
Deposit ID10013254
MRDS IDD009448
Alternate namesDiamond J Ranch Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.99444, -104.76028
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 141.LOVERING, T.G., AND BERONI, E.P., 1959, PRELIMINARY STUDY OF RADIOACTIVE LIMONITE IN COLORADO, UTAH, AND WYOMING: USGS BULL. 1046-N, P. 353-356TRIMBLE, D.E., AND MACHETTE, M.N., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COLORADO SPRINGS-CASTLE ROCK AREA, FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-857-F