Location: | Crowley County, Colorado, United States, North America |
Lat / long: | 38.30669, -103.67691 |
dep_id: | 10013982 |
mrds_id: | D010564 |
Commodity type: | metallic |
Major mineral: | Uranium |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | No production occurred |
Development status: | Occurrence |
gangue: | Hematite, Iron, Limonite, Selenite |
alteration: | Fe Oxidation |
conc_proc: | Neutralization And Hydrolization Of Fe Sulfate-Bearing Waters Perc Hed Above Impermeable Clay Layers. |
ore_ctrl: | Impermeable Bentonitic Clay And Fe-Rich Layers |
Reporter: | Schwochow, Stephen D. |
hrock_unit: | Pierre Shale (Sharon Springs Member) |
hrock_type: | Shale |
Structure: | Denver Basin, Las Animas Arch |
tectonic: | Central Platform |
References: |
- Deposit:: SHARPS, J.A., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAMAR QUADRANGLE, COLORADO AND KANSAS: USGS MAP I-944.
- Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENC ES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 115-117.
- Deposit:: LANDIS, E.R., 1959, RADIOACTIVITY AND URANIUM CONTENT, SHARON SPRIN GS MEMBER OF THE PIERRE SHALE, KANSAS AND COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1046-L9
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