Mine detail: St. Peters Dome No. 1 Mine

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Location: El Paso County, Colorado, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.75723, -104.93612
dep_id: 10013808
mrds_id: D010310
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Uranium, Thorium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
Reporter: Schwochow, Stephen D.
hrock_unit: Mt Rosa Granite;Pikes Peak Granite
hrock_type: Granite
arock_unit: Mt Rosa Granite;Pikes Peak Granite
arock_type: Granite
Structure: Front Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith, Mt Rosa Intrusive Center, Ute Pass Fault, Manitou Park Half Graben
tectonic: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
References:
  • Deposit:: TRIMBLE, D.E., AND MACHETTE, M.N., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COLORADO SPRINGS-CASTLE ROCK AREA, FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-857-F.
  • Deposit:: FINLAY, G.I., 1916, DESCRIPTION OF THE COLORADO SPRINGS QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 203.
  • Deposit:: STEVEN, T.A., 1949, GEOLOGY AND FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF THE ST. PETERS DOME DISTRICT, COLORADO: COLORADO SCI. SOC. PROC., V. 15, NO. 6, P. 259-284.
  • Deposit:: PEARL, R.M., 1965, COLORADO GEM TRAILS AND MINERAL GUIDE: DENVER, SAGE BOOKS, P. 171-180.
  • Deposit:: OVER, EDWIN, JR., 1929, SOME MINERAL LOCALITIES OF EL PASO COUNTY: ROCKS AND MINERALS, V. 4, NO. 4, P. 106-107.
  • Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 142.
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