| Deposit ID | 10012573 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008258 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rare Earth Special No 1 and No 2 Claims |
| Related records | 10142205 |
| Point of reference | Approximate |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.32307, 38.16723 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2713 |
| Relative position | 2.7 MILES N 04 E OF QUERIDA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Tyndall(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canon City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Arkansas Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 022S | 071W | 04,03 | NW (04) | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Thorite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Fersmannite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | .079 TO 0.2% EQUIV. U, .002 TO .005% U, .43 TO 1.09% EQUIV. TH02 |
|---|
| Model code | 30 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 11d |
| Deposit model name | Thorium-rare-earth veins |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Alaskitic Granite Gneiss And/Or Hornblende Gneiss |
| Rock description | Alaskitic Granite Gneiss And/Or Hornblende Gneiss |
| Approximate (1) | -105.32307, 38.16723 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wet Mountains |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 85 E (GNEISS); N 10W (DIKE); N 50 E (VEIN) |
| Dip | 45 NW (GNEISS); VERTICAL (VEIN) |
| Length | 762M |
| Width | 1.22M |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 85 E (GNEISS); N 10W (DIKE); N 50 E (VEIN) |
| Dip | 45 NW (GNEISS); VERTICAL (VEIN) |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45 NW (GNEISS); VERTICAL (VEIN) |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1953 |
| District name | Wet Mountains Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lawrence Knobbe, Spearville, Ks., And Ray Claflin, Canon City, Co. |
| First year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008258 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080270036 |
CHRISTMAN, R.A., BROCK, M.R., PEARSON, R.C. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1959, GEOLOGY AND THORIUM DEPOSITS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO, A PROGRESS REPORT: USGS BULLETIN 1072-H, P. 529-530
BROCK, M.R. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT TYNDALL QUADRANGLE, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-596, 1: 24, 000
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STRONG FETID ODOR |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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