Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlFaults, Fractures
Materials
GangueChalcedony, Clay, Opal
Geology
Host rockRhyolite,Andesite
Associated rockRhyolite,Andesite · Wall Mountain Tuff (According To E.P. Beroni, Personal Communication);Thirtynine Mile Andesite, Lower Member, (According To Geologic Map)
StructureThirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Guffey Volcanic Center, Buffalo Gulch Fault, Nw-Trending Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera, Southern Rocky Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10094546
MRDS IDD009196
Alternate namesBell Property
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.75944, -105.67587
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B. AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIO GRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P. 370.EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A. AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GUFFEY QUADRANGLE, PARK COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1180, 1:62,500