Colorado · Fremont County
Occurrence

Big Bear Claim

Fremont County, Colorado, United States
Uranium
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlDeposition Controlled By Ground Water Flow Conditions And Carbonaceous Material With Associated Pyrite. Flow Was Impeded By The Fault On The Southern End Of The Echo Park Graben.
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Arkose · Echo Park Alluvium
Associated rockRhyolite · Wall Mountain Tuff Was Probable Principal Source Of Uranium
StructureThirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Echo Park Graben, Paleovalleys, Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationOxidation, Alteration Of Feldspar To Clay
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10090918
MRDS IDD009355
Alternate namesCactus Claims, Big Hole Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreE
Coordinates38.46862, -105.54502