Commodities
PrimaryVanadium, Uranium
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Roscoelite, Sphalerite, Uranophane
Geology
Host rockSyenite · Nonporphyritic Rocks--Syenite
Associated rockSyenite · Nonporphyritic Rocks--Syenite
StructureSan Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform, La Plata Dome
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10014188
MRDS IDD010853
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.4064, -108.09759
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 205.ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219.NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978, P. 205