Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlFaults, Fault Intersections; Shear Zones
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Migmatitic Gneiss
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite,Granite · Granodiorite
StructureNorthern Wet Mountains, Canon City Embayment, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Texas Creek Fault, Echo Park Graben
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationAltered Biotite Gneiss; Kaolinization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10090921
MRDS IDD009672
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.42307, -105.5678
References
COKER, R. J., 1982, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ARKANSAS CANYON PLANNING UNIT WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE FORMER GRAPE CREEK WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS AND THE MCINTYRE HILLS WILDERNESS STUDY AREA: US BLM MINERAL REPORT, 125 P.TAYLOR, R. B., SCOTT, G. R., WOBUS, R. A. AND EPIS, R. C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COTOPAXI 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-900, 1: 62,500.COLORADO DIVISION OF MINES INSPECTION RECORDS, 1955