Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlImpermeable Bentonitic Clay And Fe-Rich Layers
Materials
GangueHematite, Iron, Limonite, Selenite
Geology
Host rockShale · Pierre Shale (Sharon Springs Member)
StructureDenver Basin, Las Animas Arch
Tectonic settingCentral Platform
AlterationFe Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10013982
MRDS IDD010564
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.30669, -103.67691
References
SHARPS, J.A., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAMAR QUADRANGLE, COLORADO AND KANSAS: USGS MAP I-944.NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENC ES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 115-117.LANDIS, E.R., 1959, RADIOACTIVITY AND URANIUM CONTENT, SHARON SPRIN GS MEMBER OF THE PIERRE SHALE, KANSAS AND COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1046-L9