Deiz Ranch Occurrence

Occurrence in Huerfano county in Colorado, United States with commodity Uranium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090829
MRDS ID D006695
Record type Site
Current site name Deiz Ranch Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.26279, 37.88891 (WGS84)
Elevation 2627
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 9 MILES N37W FROM GARDNER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huerfano(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Devils Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Blanca Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trinidad(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Huerfano(hydrologic unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(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 Huerfano

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 025S 070W 07 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • MOST LIKELY ALONG CALDWELL GULCH. LAT-LONG GIVEN IS CENTER OF SEC. 07 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Analytical data

Result 0.02 MR/HR BACKGROUND, RANGE 0.6 TO 5.0 MR/HR

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 204
USGS model code 30c
Deposit model name Sandstone U

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Rock unit name Farisita Conglomerate
    Rock description Farisita Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) Huerfano Fm

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Raton Basin Trough
Type of structure Local
Structure description La Veta Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form LENS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Gardner Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RADIOACTIVITY FOUND IN 1.5-FT-THICK CARBONACEOUS, 1RON-STAINED ARKOSIC SANDSTONE BED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1981 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1983 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Colorado resources

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