Mine detail: Fox Hills Outcrop

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Location: Boulder County, Colorado, United States, North America
Lat / long: 39.96471, -105.21447
dep_id: 10013759
mrds_id: D010222
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Coal
Trace mineral: Uranium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
gangue: Limonite
Reporter: Banke, Carl M.
hrock_unit: Fox Hills Sandstone
hrock_type: Sandstone
Structure: Denver Basin, Front Range Uplift, Idaho Springs-Ralston Shear Zone
tectonic: Central Platform
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. 82
  • Deposit:: SPENCER, F.D., 1961, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE LOUISVILLE QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-151
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