Commodities
PrimaryThorium, Uranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlSilicification, Fracturing, Brecciation Of Sedimentary Rocks Along Los Ochos And Related Faults
Materials
GangueFluorite, Limestone
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite,Pegmatite · Quartz Monzonite;Morrison Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Pegmatite · Quartz Monzonite Of Cochetopa Creek
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field; Gunnison Uplift, Cochetopa Dome; Los Ochos Fault; Razor Creek Dome; Unnamed Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
AlterationIron Staining; Kaolinitization Of Feldspars
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10094531
MRDS IDD009104
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.30472, -106.75755
References
MALAN, R.C., AND RANSPOT, H.W., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE COCHETOPA MINING DISTRICT, SAGUACHE AND GUNNISON COUNTIES, COLORADO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 54, NO. 1, P. 1-19.NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 40, P. 389-390OLSON, J.C., AND STEVEN, T.A., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-733