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A. Griffin Ranch

Unknown in Fremont 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10166555
MRDS ID D008929
MAS/MILS ID 0080430023
Record type Site
Current site name A. Griffin Ranch
Related records 10101768

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -105.29227, 38.29331 (WGS84)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Fremont

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 020 S 071 W 23 NESW Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Siderite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -105.29227, 38.29331
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N80W
    Dip 75S
    Length 180M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PYRITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N80W:75S
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Griffin, Albert
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAS FILE 1976

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFORMATION FROM PRR-1810, DATED 1951. RADIOACTIVITY: MAX. 5 AVG. 4 X BG . THE DEPOSIT IS A LONG NARROW MESOTHERMAL VEIN. PLES FROM THE CLAIMS ASSAYED LOW IN QUANTITIES OF U308. THE COVERED ON THE USGS 15 MINUTE MAP, ROYAL GORGE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Minecom U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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