McVey Lease Occurrence, High Park Area, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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McVey Lease Occurrence | Occurrence |
High Park Area | Area |
Cripple Creek Mining District | Mining District |
Teller County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 43' 21'' North , 105° 16' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Cripple Creek | 1,155 (2017) | 9.4km |
Stratton | 644 (2006) | 11.8km |
Victor | 389 (2017) | 12.4km |
Midland | 156 (2011) | 18.3km |
Florissant | 104 (2011) | 24.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Lake George Gem & Mineral club | Lake George, Colorado | 29km |
Canon City Geology Club | Canon City, Colorado | 31km |
Colorado Springs Mineral Society | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 42km |
Mindat Locality ID:
120749
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:120749:4
GUID (UUID V4):
cab03aa8-77f6-49cf-b1a6-5b703b7686c2
REF:Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B. AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P. 454.
Deposit:: WOBUS, R.A., EPSI, R.C. AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COVER MOUNTAIN QUA
Commodities (Major) - Uranium
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Tallahassee Creek Conglomerate
Structure: Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Paleochannels Along Fourmile Creek And Its Adjacent Fault
Host Rock: Sandstone
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Coffinite Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Coffinite | 9.AD.30 | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
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