Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlIron Oxides , Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite
GangueKaolinite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Migmatitic Gneiss
StructureWet Mountains, Locke Park Paleovalley, Locke Park Paleovalley, Shear Zone
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationWeathering, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10013267
MRDS IDD009475
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.26668, -105.32835
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B. AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P. 146-147.TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A., AND EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROYAL GORGE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-869, 1:62,500.USBM MAS FILE 1976