Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Uranium
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite
GangueCuprite, Fluorite, Hematite, Malachite, Tenorite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Idaho Springs Formation;Quartzite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite · Boulder Creek Granodiorite;Twin Spruce Quartz Monzonite
StructureFront Range Uplift, Denver Basin, Rogers Fault Zone, Idaho Springs-Ralston Shear Zone, Coal Creek Shear Zone
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10087814
MRDS IDD010155
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.8911, -105.34281
References
WELL, J.D., 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE ELDORADO SPRINGS QUADRANGLE, BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1221-D, P. 61-63NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 190