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Eastman Basin Occurrence

Occurrence in Weld 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10017247
MRDS ID DC03159
Record type Site
Current site name Eastman Basin Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.64863, 40.71748 (WGS84)
Elevation 1574
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position CENTER OF SECTION IS 7.9 MILES N45E OF THE TOWN OF PIERCE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Weld(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Antelope Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Eaton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greeley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lone Tree-Owl(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Weld

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 009N 065W 27 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATIONS GIVEN ARE FOR CENTER OF SECTION 27. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • RADIOACTIVITY TO 11 TIMES BACKGROUND.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Laramie Formation
    Rock description Laramie Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.64863, 40.71748
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Cheyenne Basin

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROBABLY TABULAR OR ROLL-FRONT DEPOSIT
Deposit NEW DEPOSIT; ONE OF FIRST ANOMALIES FOUND IN AREA; ANOMALIES IN STREAM VALLEYS AND IRRIGATION DITCHES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 5 PERS COMM

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1981 Collins, Donna B. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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