Colorado · Douglas County
Occurrence

Penley No.1 Lease

Douglas County, Colorado, United States
Uranium
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Granite · Granite Gneiss And Migmatite;Fountain Formation
Associated rockPegmatite,Granite · Pikes Peak Granite
StructureFront Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith, Perry Park-Jarre Canyon Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationGranite Is Described As Being Altered And Radioactive
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10013840
MRDS IDD010365
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.39389, -105.03196
References
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. 132SCOTT, G.R., 1963, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE KASSLER QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS PROF, PAPER 421-B, P. 116.