| Deposit ID | 10013982 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010564 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Uranium Occurrence |
| Geographic coordinates: | -103.67691, 38.30669 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1337 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 24.2 MILES N17W FROM LA JUNTA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Crowley(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lake Henry(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Las Animas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lamar(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Horse(hydrologic unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Crowley |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 020S | 056W | 16 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Iron | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Selenite | Gangue |
| Result | 4-IN. BENTONITIC CLAY BED CONTAINS 0.002% EQUIV U AND 0.001% U |
|---|---|
| Result | WE ATHERED MIXTURE OF CLAY, LIMONITE OR HEMATITE, AND SELENITE UNDERLYING BENTONITIC CLAY CONTAINS 0.007% EQUIV U AND 0.006% U |
| Result | WEATHERED MIXTU RE ABOVE CLAY CONTAINS 0.018% EQUIV U AND 0.020% U. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| Rock unit name | Pierre Shale (Sharon Springs Member) | ||||
| Rock description | Pierre Shale (Sharon Springs Mbr) | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -103.67691, 38.30669 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Denver Basin, Las Animas Arch |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Denver Basin, Las Animas Arch |
| Thickness | 1.37M |
|---|---|
| Length | 8851.15M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ordway Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010564 |
SHARPS, J.A., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAMAR QUADRANGLE, COLORADO AND KANSAS: USGS MAP I-944.
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENC ES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 115-117.
LANDIS, E.R., 1959, RADIOACTIVITY AND URANIUM CONTENT, SHARON SPRIN GS MEMBER OF THE PIERRE SHALE, KANSAS AND COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1046-L9
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONCENTRATION OF U BELIEVED TO BE EPIGENETIC IN ORIGIN AND ASSOCI ATED WITH BENTONITIC CLAYS IN CARBONACEOUS SHALE SEQUENCE CONTAINING F E CARBONATE CONCRETIONS. SECTION CONTAINING MOST U IMMEDIATELY OVERLIE S SANDY SHALE AND CLAY, APPARENTLY THE LATERAL EQUIVALENT OF NEARBY 4- IN. BENTONITIC CLAY. CONCENTRATION COULD BE DUE TO PERCHING OF WATER T ABLE ABOVE IMPERMEABLE CLAY AND TO LOCALIZATION BY FE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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