| Deposit ID | 10012577 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008262 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fair View Lode |
| Point of reference | Approximate |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.32974, 38.04668 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2621 |
| Relative position | 5 MILES S 15 W FROM QUERIDA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rosita(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)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 023S | 071W | 08 | SW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Primary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Thorite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | 0.058% EQUIVALENT U, 0.001% EQUIVALENT TH02 |
|---|
| Model code | 30 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 11d |
| Deposit model name | Thorium-rare-earth veins |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Hornblende-Plagio Clase Gneiss;Granite Gneiss |
| Rock description | Hornblende-Plagio Clase Gneiss;Granite Gneiss |
| Approximate (1) | -105.32974, 38.04668 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wet Mountains |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Rosita Volcanic Center |
| General form | Tabular |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 W |
| Length | 30.48M |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1953 |
| District name | Wet Mountains Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lawrence Knobbe, Spearville, Ks.; And Vera Moore And Emma Curtis, Westcliffe, Co. |
| First year | 1954 |
| Last year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008262 |
SHARP, W.N., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1081, 1: 24,000.
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 BULL. 1072-H, P. 528-531
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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