Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Idaho Springs Formation-Biotite Gneiss
Associated rockDiabase · Basic Dike
StructureDenver Basin, Front Range Uplift, Floyd Hill Fault Zone
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mts.)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1960
Identification
Deposit ID10101839
MRDS IDD010199
Alternate namesSeven Devils Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.47055, -105.13808
References
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. 195PETERSON, W.L., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE PLATTE CANYON QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1181-CNELSON-MOORE, ET. AL., 1978