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Spanish Peaks Uranium Occurrence

Occurrence in Huerfano county in Colorado, United States with commodity Uranium
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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. Mineral occurrence model 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10016619
MRDS ID DC01671
Record type Site
Current site name Spanish Peaks Uranium Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.09778, 37.4092 (WGS84)
Elevation 2774
Relative position 8.5 MILES S38W FROM LA VETA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huerfano(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cuchara(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Alamosa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trinidad(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Huerfano(hydrologic unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(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 Huerfano

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 30S 69W 27 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • LAT-LONG GIVEN IS CENTER SEC. 27. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Analytical data

Result URANIUM VALUES UP TO 0.2% U3O8

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 204
USGS model code 30c
Deposit model name Sandstone U

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Sangre De Cristo Formation
    Rock description Sangre De Cristo Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.09778, 37.4092
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Culebra Massif, Raton Basin Trough
Type of structure Local
Structure description Sangre De Cristo Mountains Frontal Thrust Fault, La Veta Syncline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name La Veta Pass Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FINCHS YELLOW PUNCH CARDS, 10/57

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP 1-558.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1972 Unknown Unknown
Updater 01-MAY-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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