| Deposit ID | 10087733 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008876 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Barite Lode |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.35307, 38.14612 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2621 |
| Relative position | 1.6 MILES N33W FROM QUERIDA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Tyndall(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canon City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Arkansas Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 022S | 071W | 08 | SW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Thorite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 0.42% EQUIV. U, 0.001% U |
|---|---|
| Result | .07 TO .61% EQUIV TH02, |
| Model code | 30 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 11d |
| Deposit model name | Thorium-rare-earth veins |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Hornblende-Plagioclase Gneiss And Alaskitic Granite Gneiss |
| Rock description | Hornblende-Plagioclase Gneiss And Alaskitic Granite Gneiss |
| (1) | -105.35307, 38.14612 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wet Mountains |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nw-Trending Shear Zones; Four Zones In En Echelon Arrangement |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N45W |
| Dip | 85W (EAST WALL), 77E (WEST WALL) |
| Length | 914.4M |
| Width | 1.83M |
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1951 |
| District name | Wet Mountains Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pete Cowan, County Road Commission Westcliffe, Co.; George Schweigert, Denver, Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.001HA |
| Length | 3.05M |
| Overall depth | 3.05M |
| Overall length | 3.05M |
| Overall width | 2.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008876 |
BROCK, M.R., AND SINGE WALD, Q.D., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT TYNDALL QUADRANGLE, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-596
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1982 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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