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Shamrock-Irish Prospect

Occurrence in Park 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013794
MRDS ID D010284
Record type Site
Current site name Shamrock-Irish Prospect
Related records 10143257

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.44697, 39.07722 (WGS84)
Elevation 2606
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 8.1 MILES N 35 W OF LAKE GEORGE (TOWN)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Park(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tarryall(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bailey(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Platte Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Pike and San Isabel National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Park

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 011S 072W 21 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • BOOMER MINE AREA ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pitchblende Ore

Analytical data

Result TO 0.03% U308

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Idaho Springs Formation
    Rock description Idaho Springs Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) Biotitic gneiss, schist, and migmatite
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Tarryall Mountains, Front Range, Puma Hills, Badger Flats
Type of structure Local
Structure description Badger Flats Fault, Round Mountain Syncline, Elkhorn Thrust

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults, Fissures, Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Badger Flats Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1983 Collins, Donna B. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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