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Unnamed Copper Prospect

Occurrence in Douglas county in Colorado, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013841
MRDS ID D010366
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Copper Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.11529, 39.44555 (WGS84)
Elevation 2073
Relative position 3.4 MILES S 18 W FROM KASSLER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Douglas(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kassler(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bailey(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper South Platte(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(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 Douglas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 007S 069W 16 NE Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • ON HILLTOP EAST OF SOUTH PLATTE RIVER ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1974)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CU MINERALS LISTED ARE THOSE OBSERVED BY SCOTT IN ENTIRE AREA

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Conichalcite Ore
Malachite Ore
Tenorite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Gneissic Granite
    Rock description Gneissic Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Gneissic Granite;Biotite-Quartz Gneiss
    Rock description Gneissic Granite;Biotite-Quartz Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.11529, 39.44555
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Front Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Bear Creek Fault, Unnamed Faults

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kassler Area

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT PIT

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROSPECT LOCATED ON SMALL GNEISSIC GRANITE PLUG THAT INTRUDES NW-TRENDING LAYER OF BIOTITE-QUARTZ GNEISS AND IS PARTLY OFFSET BY FAULT TRENDING N 40 W

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1983 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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