Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model204: Sandstone U
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formirregular
Ore controlCarbonaceous, Woody Fragments
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Sangre De Cristo Formation
StructureSangre De Cristo Range, Wet Mountain Valley Graben, Alvarado Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10013264
MRDS IDD009466
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.33001, -105.73669
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B. AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P. 150TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A. AND EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COTOPAXI 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-900, 1:62,500.