| Deposit ID | 10013868 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010400 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Soda Springs Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.61588, 40.6772 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2774 |
| Relative position | 21.5 MILES N 15 W FROM ESTES PARK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Larimer(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rustic(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fort Collins(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Greeley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Cache La Poudre(hydrologic unit)
South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Larimer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 008N | 073W | 06,07 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Uranophane | Ore |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Result | USGS/USBM SAMPLES CONTAINED 0.3 OZ/TON AG, TRACE PB, BI, AND Y, 0.043 % U308 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Pegmatite | ||||||
| Rock description | Pegmatite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Quartzofeldspathic Mica Schist And Gneiss And Hornblende Gneiss;Granitic Gneiss |
| Rock description | Quartzofeldspathic Mica Schist And Gneiss And Hornblende Gneiss;Granitic Gneiss |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -105.61588, 40.6772 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Front Range Uplift, Sherman Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Poudre River Shear Zone |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mayesville District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 4.88M |
| Overall length | 10.06M |
| Overall width | 3.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010400 |
PEARSON, R.C., AND OTHERS, 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE COMANCHE-BIG SOUTH, NEOTA-FLAT TOP, AND NEVER SUMMER WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS, NORTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS OFR 81-578, P. 27, 30, 32.
NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ZONED PEGMATITE TRENDS NE AND DIPS NEARLY VERTICAL. 2-FT-WIDE FELDSPAR-RICH OUTER ZONE CONTAINS GIANT BLADED BIOTITE; INNER ZONE IS QUARTZ-GRAPHIC GRANITE. SECONDARY U COATS MINUTE FRACTURES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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