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Occurrence in Archuleta county in Colorado, United States with commodities Gypsum-Anhydrite, Radium
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10017124
MRDS ID DC02947
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -107.40754, 37.35814 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Archuleta(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Baldy Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Durango(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Piedra(hydrologic unit)

Upper San Juan(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Juan(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

San Juan National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Archuleta

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 36N 05W 27,26,34,35 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary
Radium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -107.40754, 37.35814
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: IN THE AREA OF OUTCROP OF THE JURASSIC MORRISON AND ENTRADA SS. (LARSEN & CROSS, 1956). ORE SOUGHT MAY HAVE BEEN GYPSUM OR URANIUM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COLO. CONNECTING SHEETS, NMPM

  • Deposit

    USGS PROF. PAPER 258, 1956

  • Deposit

    USGS PAGOSA SPGS QUAD, 1924

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,69

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CALCIUM SULFATE, RADIUM AQUA, AND ANHYDRATE CLAIMS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-73 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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