Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlCarbon Trash In Sandstone
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnotite, Roscoelite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Entrada Sandstone;Pony Express Limestone Member Of Wanakah Formation
Associated rockPyroxenite · Pyroxene Lamprophyre
StructureSan Juan Uplift, Paradox Basin, Rico Dome
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1942
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID10014147
MRDS IDD010796
Alternate namesBarlow Nos. 1-6
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.73057, -107.95204
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 129.PRATT, W.P., 1976, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HERMOSA PEAK QUADRANGLE, DOLORES, SAN JUAN, LA PLATA, AND MONTEZUMA COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS OF-76-314.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978, P. 129.