Santa Rosa Claim, La Veta Pass Area, Huerfano County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Santa Rosa Claim | Claim |
La Veta Pass Area | Area |
Huerfano County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 41' 27'' North , 105° 16' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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La Veta | 759 (2017) | 31.3km |
Fort Garland | 433 (2011) | 32.3km |
Blanca | 370 (2017) | 35.2km |
Rye | 156 (2017) | 39.9km |
Walsenburg | 2,898 (2017) | 44.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
114551
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:114551:2
GUID (UUID V4):
75f74829-fc0e-495e-82c2-43701af0c06a
REF:Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P.
Deposit:: JOHNSON, R.B., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE HUERFANO PARK AREA, HUERFANO AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLOR
Commodities (Major) - Vanadium, Uranium; (Trace) - Copper
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Sangre De Cristo Formation
Structure: Sangre De Cristo Range, Sierra Blanca Massif,Raton Basin Trough, Malachite Syncline, Palo Duro And Related Thrust Faults
Host Rock: Sandstone
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns.)
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
ⓘ Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Autunite | 8.EB.05 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
H | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
O | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
V | Vanadium | |
V | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
U | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
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