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Quatman Lease, Idledale Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Quatman Lease | - not defined - |
| Idledale Mining District | Mining District |
| Jefferson County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 40' 47'' North , 105° 14' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Idledale | 252 (2011) | 1.5km |
| Genesee | 3,609 (2011) | 2.7km |
| Morrison | 434 (2017) | 5.2km |
| Kittredge | 1,304 (2011) | 5.7km |
| Indian Hills | 1,280 (2011) | 7.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Mineral Society | Lakewood, Colorado | 14km |
| Mile High Rock and Mineral Society | Arvada, Colorado | 19km |
| Littleton Gem and Mineral Club, Inc. | Littleton, Colorado | 21km |
| Denver Gem and Mineral Guild | Denver, Colorado | 23km |
| Friends of Mineralogy - Colorado Chapter | Denver, Colorado | 23km |
REF:Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: COLORADO GEOL SURVEY BULL. 40, P. 194
Deposit:: SCOTT, GLENN R., 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MORRISON QUADRANGLE, JEFFERS
Commodities (Major) - Uranium
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Migmatitic Gneiss
Structure: Junction Ranch Fault, Cherry Gulch Fault, Bear Creek Shear Zone, Denver Basin, Front Range Uplift
Host Rock: Biotite Gneiss
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mts.)
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
| ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende Formula: UO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Uraninite var. Pitchblende | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DL.05 | UO2 | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Southern Rocky MountainsOrogenic Belt
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