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G.R. Acton Property

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094396
MRDS ID D006659
Record type Site
Current site name G.R. Acton Property

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.28606, 37.65142 (WGS84)
Elevation 1372
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 3 MILES DUE WEST OF NINAVIEW

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bent(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rock Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

La Junta(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

La Junta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Arkansas-John Martin Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Bent

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 027S 052W 31 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Calcite, Iron Oxide

Analytical data

Result GRAB SAMPLE OF SILICIFIED DINOSAUR BONE CONTAINED ESTIMATED 0.01 % EQUIV U. BACKGROUND RADIATION 0.015 MR/HR, RANGE TO 0.028 MR/HR

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Morrison Formation
    Rock description Morrison Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.28606, 37.65142
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Las Animas Arch, Sierra Grande Uplift
Type of structure Local
Structure description Muddy Creek Monocline

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ninaview Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT PIT, CAVED

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION APPARENTLY CONTAINED IN DINOSAUR BONE FRAGMENTS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1981 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1983 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

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

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