| Deposit ID | 10013132 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009244 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.25588, 38.41139 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3484 |
| Relative position | 8.6 MILES N 87 E FROM SARGENTS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Saguache(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pahlone Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saguache(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Montrose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tomichi(hydrologic unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic accounting unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests(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 | 048N | 006E | 13 | NE OF SW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Primary |
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Microcline | Ore |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Plagioclase | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Model code | 32 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 13 |
| Deposit model name | Pegmatites |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Rock type qualifier | granite pegmatite |
| Rock unit name | Pegmatite |
| Rock description | Pegmatite |
| (1) | -106.25588, 38.41139 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sawatch Range, San Juan Volcanic Field |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Chester Fault, Unnamed Normal Fault |
| Length | 121.92M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Marshall Pass District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009244 |
WRIGHT, R.J., AND EVERHART, D.L., 1960, URANIUM--MARSHALL PASS DISTRICT, IN DEL RIO, S.M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO--FIRST SEQUEL: COLORADO STATE MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 357-359.
GROSS, E.B., 1965, A UNIQUE OCCURRENCE OF URANIUM MINERALS, MARSHALL PASS, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: AM. MINERALOGIST, V. 50, NOS. 7-8, P. 909-923.
RANSPOT, H.W., 1958, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE INDIAN CREEK AREA, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: UNIV. COLORADO M.S. THESIS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DIKE TRENDS APPROX. N 60 E |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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