| Deposit ID | 10012586 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008273 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Barium Lode |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.33838, 38.2214 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2755 |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | 14 MILES N 50 W FROM SAGUACHE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Saguache(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lake Mountain NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saguache(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Montrose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Saguache(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CO)
Bureau of Land Management CO BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Saguache |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 046N | 006E | 20 | SW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Thorium | Primary |
| Radium | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Jasper | Gangue |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Result | BACKGROUND RADIOACTIVITY 0.05 MR/HR, RANGE 0.15 TO 0.5 MR/HR. GRAB SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.087% EQUIV. U, 0.044% U, 0.031% TH, WITH SOME RA. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Potosi Volcanic Series;Bonanza Volcanic Pile |
| Rock description | Potosi Volcanic Series;Bonanza Volcanic Pile |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Gneiss And Schist |
| Rock description | Gneiss And Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -106.33838, 38.2214 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Bonanza Volcanic Field, San Juan Volcanic Field |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Bonanza Caldera Radial Faults; Jacks Cr. Volcanic Center |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008273 |
BROWN, L.J., AND MALAN, 1966, U.S. AEC PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE REPORTS ON REPORTED OCCURRENCES OF URANIUM DEPOSITS, COLORADO, SAGUACHE COUNTY: PB-172 567.
BRUNS, D.L., 1971, GEOLOGY OF THE LAKE MOUNTAIN NE QUADRANGLE, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES M.S. THESIS T-1367.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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