Description
Ephraim Flangher And Others (Claimants)
Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Uranium
SecondaryVanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlPrincipal Fault Zone In Nw-Trending Fault System Of District
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite
GangueBarite, Calcite
Geology
Host rockSiltstone,Sandstone,Conglomerate · Cutler Formation;Dolores Formation
StructureParadox Basin, Uncompahgre Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, San Miguel Mtns, Black King Fault
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
AlterationOxidation Of Cu Sulfide To Carbonate; Wallrock Bleaching Due To Hydrothermal Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1887
Identification
Deposit ID10014254
MRDS IDD010948
Alternate namesPatented Claims: White Spar, MS 4819, New Discovery, MS 4819
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.01861, -108.04621
References
FISCHER, R.P., AND OTHERS, 1947, VANADIUM DEPOSITS NEAR PLACERVILLE, SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO SCI. SOC. PROC., V. 15, NO. 3, P. 117-146.BUSH, A.L., AND OTHERS, 1959, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE PLACERVILLE QUADRANGLE, SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS BULL 1072-E.NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 447.MOREHOUSE, G.E., 1951, INVESTIGATION OF THUCHOLITE DEPOSITS NEAR PLACERVILLE, COLORADO: AEC RMO-910, P. 9, 13.WILMARTH, V.R., 1953, PLACERVILLE HYDROCARBONS, COLORADO, IN SEARCH FOR AND GEOLOGY OF RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS: AEC TEI-330, P. 107-108.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 4819