Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Vanadium
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model204: Sandstone U
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsAutunite, Azurite, Malachite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Sangre De Cristo Formation
StructureSangre De Cristo Range, Sierra Blanca Massif,Raton Basin Trough, Malachite Syncline, Palo Duro And Related Thrust Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns.)
AlterationMalachite, Azurite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10016604
MRDS IDDC01622
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.69085, -105.27613
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P.JOHNSON, R.B., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE HUERFANO PARK AREA, HUERFANO AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1071-D.TE1-59, P. 206-207.