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Fan Dyke No. 1

Prospect in Las Animas county in Colorado, United States with commodity Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011646
MRDS ID D006703
Record type Site
Current site name Fan Dyke No. 1

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -105.13028, 37.25197 (WGS84)
Elevation 3322
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 19 MILES S23W FROM LA VETA, Within 1-Mile Radius at prospect on topo

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Las Animas(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Trinchera Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Alamosa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trinidad(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Purgatoire(hydrologic unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Pike and San Isabel National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Las Animas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 032S 069W 18 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • 2.25 MILES SE OF TRINCHERA PEAK. EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN. OTHER FAN DYKE AND PHEBOLITE CLAIMS LIE IN SEC. 18 AND ADJACENT SECTIONS. MAY INCLUDE PROSPECTS IN NE OF NW SEC. 20. LAT-LONG GIVEN IS FOR CENTER SEC. 18. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnotite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 204
USGS model code 30c
Deposit model name Sandstone U

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Rock unit name Sangre De Cristo Formation;Minturn Formation
    Rock description Sangre De Cristo Formation;Minturn Formation

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -105.13028, 37.25197
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Culebra Massif
Type of structure Local
Structure description Wagon Mesa Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name La Veta Disrict

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on development

  • SMALL RESERVES DEVELOPED BY DRILLING BUT NO PRODUCTION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-81 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-83 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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