Description
S.N. Strauss And R.W. Strauss
Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryVanadium
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formWEDGE, LENTICULAR
Ore controlSandstone Permeability And Fault Control
Materials
Ore mineralsUraninite
GangueIlsemannite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · South Platte Formation
StructureDenver Basin, Front Range Uplift, Golden Fault, Damming Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1955
Last production1960
Discovery year1954
Identification
Deposit ID10013507
MRDS IDD009851
Alternate namesPallaoro Lease, Morrison Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.63582, -105.17058
References
SCOTT, G.R., 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MORRISON QUADRANGLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-790-ARICHTER, D.H., 1964, FOUR CORNERS URANIUM MINE, IN SIMS, P.K., AND SHERIDAN, D.M., GEOLOGY OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN FRONT RANGE, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1159, P. 102-103, PL. 5.GOLDSTEIN, E.H., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE DAKOTA FORMATION URANINITE DEPOSIT NEAR MORRISON, COLORADO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 52, NO. 7, P. 775-785NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 194RICHTER, 1964, P. 102-103; NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS (1978), P. 194