| Deposit ID | 10012943 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008971 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | I. Kreiner Mine |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.72419, 38.04862 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2670 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
| Relative position | 4 MILES N21W OF CRESTONE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Saguache(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rito Alto Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canon City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Luis(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Rio Grande National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Saguache |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 044N | 011E | 23 | E2 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Primary |
| Feldspar | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Beryl | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Result | BACKGROUND RADIATION 0.04 MR/HR, RANGE 1.5 TO 10 MR/HR |
|---|
| Model code | 32 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 13 |
| Deposit model name | Pegmatites |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Granodiorite Of Boulder Creek Age | ||||||||
| Rock description | Granodiorite Of Boulder Creek Age | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Granodiorite Of Boulder Creek Age |
| Rock description | Granodiorite Of Boulder Creek Age |
| Pit (1) | -105.72419, 38.04862 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sangre De Cristo Range, Rio Grande Rift |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Sangre De Cristo Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Crestone District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008971 |
SCOTT, G.R., AND TAYLOR, R.B., 1974, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ELECTRIC PEAK QUADRANGLE, CUSTER AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MF-628
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RADIOACTIVE ZONE LIES ADJACENT TO FELDSPAR SECTION |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1982 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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