Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENSES, PODS
Ore controlFractures, Faults, Fault Intersections
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Antero Formation;South Park Formation, Boulder Conglomerate
Associated rockDiorite · Migmatitic Quartz Monzonite And Granodiorite
StructureSouth Park Basin, Elkhorn Thrust Fault; Ne- And Nw-Trending Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10013952
MRDS IDD010526
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.09806, -105.73753
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B. AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOA CTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 4 0, P. 368.BRYANT, BRUCE, MCGREW, L.W., WOBUS, R.A., 1981, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DENVER 10 X 20 QUADRANGLE, NORTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1163, 1 :250,000