Location: | Jefferson County, Colorado, United States, North America |
Lat / long: | 39.84999, -105.23114 |
dep_id: | 10013508 |
mrds_id: | D009853 |
Commodity type: | metallic |
Major mineral: | Coal, Uranium |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
Development status: | Past Producer |
ore: | Coffinite, Uraninite, Uranophane |
gangue: | Marcasite, Pyrite |
orebody_fm: | TABULAR |
Reporter: | Banke, Carl M., Spanski, Gregory T. |
hrock_unit: | Laramie Formation |
hrock_type: | Claystone,Sandstone,Coal |
Structure: | Denver Basin, Front Range Uplift, Golden Fault |
tectonic: | Central Platform |
Year first produced: | 1950 |
yr_lst_prd: | 1956 |
disc_yr: | 1874 |
discr: | E.L. Berthoud |
References: |
- Deposit:: 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. 194
- Deposit:: SIMS, P.K., AND SHERIDAN, D.M., 1964, GEOLOGY OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE FRONT RANGE, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1159, P. 104-105
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