| Deposit ID | 10094596 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009863 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Gold Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.18342, 40.11248 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3243 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 39 MILES N 6 E FROM GLENWOOD SPRINGS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Blanco(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Devils Causeway(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Meeker(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Craig(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Yampa(hydrologic unit)
White-Yampa(hydrologic accounting unit)
White-Yampa(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Flat Tops Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Rio Blanco |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 002N | 087W | 29 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Result | SAMPLE FROM CENTRAL AREA OF VOLCANIC VENT CONTAINED L.T. 0.05 PPM AU. SAMPLE FROM WALLROCK OF VOLCANIC VENT CONTAINED L.T. 0.05 PPM AU. SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSES SHOWED PROBABLE RANGES OF G.T. 10% SI |
|---|---|
| Result | 1 TO 10% AL, CA, FE, K, MG, NA |
| Result | 0.1 TO 1.0% TI |
| Result | 0.01 TO 0.1% BA, CO, CR, MN, NI, PB, SR |
| Result | 0.001 TO 0.01% CU, RB. |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Rock unit name | Basalt Flows And Intrusives |
| Rock description | Basalt Flows And Intrusives |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Rock unit name | Basalt Flows And Intrusives;Mancos Shale |
| Rock description | Basalt Flows And Intrusives;Mancos Shale |
| (1) | -107.18342, 40.11248 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | White River Uplift |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Poose Creek Anticline |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Flat Tops Primitive Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009863 |
MALLORY, W.W., AND OTHERS, 1966, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE FLAT TOPS PRIMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1230-C
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT ASSUMED TO BE VOLCANIC VENT CUTTING THRU CRETACEOUS MANCOS SHALE ON NE FLANK OF ANTICLINE. OTHER ROCK TYPES OBSERVED AT SITE INCLUDE WEATHERED SANDSTONE (PROBABLE VOLCANIC TUFF) AND POSSIBLE CONGLOMERATE. BASALT WALLROCK NOTED TO BE HEAVILY FE-STAINED, BUT NO MINERALIZATION VISIBLE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-83 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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