| Deposit ID | 10101768 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008929 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Griffen Property |
| Alternate or previous names | A. Griffen Ranch |
| Related records | 10166555 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.29307, 38.2939 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2438 |
| Relative position | 11.75 MILES S12W FROM CANON CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fremont(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Curley Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canon City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Fremont |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 020S | 071W | 23 | NE OF SW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Thorium | Primary |
| Uranium | Secondary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Thorite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Galena | Gangue |
| Result | .005 TO .089% EQUIV. U, .001 TO .058% U, .02 TO .17% EQUIV. TH02, |
|---|
| Model code | 24 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 10 |
| Deposit model name | Carbonatite |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lamprophyre | ||||
| Rock description | Lamprophyre | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre |
| 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) | -105.29307, 38.2939 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wet Mountains |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nw-Trending Shear Zones |
| Strike | N80W (VEIN); N67W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 75 SW (VEIN); VERTICAL |
| Length | 180M |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Strike | N80W (VEIN); N67W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 75 SW (VEIN); VERTICAL |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1951 |
| District name | Wet Mountains Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Albert Griffen |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008929 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 00804300023 |
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B. AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1979, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P. 144
TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROYAL GORGE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-869, 1:62,500
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1982 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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