| Deposit ID | 10012568 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008252 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | John Spalding |
| Alternate or previous names | Spaulding |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.26863, 38.2289 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2530 |
| Relative position | 9.3 MILES N25E OF 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)
Upper Arkansas(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 | 021S | 071W | 13,18 | NE OF NE (13); SW (18) | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Primary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Thorite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Galena | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Serpentine | Gangue |
| Result | .002% U308, .03% EQUIV. TH02 |
|---|
| Model code | 30 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 11d |
| Deposit model name | Thorium-rare-earth veins |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Microcline Granite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Microcline Granite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Alaskitic Granite Gneiss |
| Rock description | Alaskitic Granite Gneiss |
| (1) | -105.26863, 38.2289 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wet Mountains |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Shear Zone |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N45E (GNEISS); N25W (VEIN) |
| Dip | 75NW (GNEISS); 85W (VEIN) |
| Length | 792.48M |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1951 |
| District name | Wet Mountains Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Spalding |
| Home office | Ilse Route, Canon City, Co |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 12.19M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008252 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0802700029 |
BROCK, M.R. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT TYNDALL QUADRANGLE, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-596, 1:24,000
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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