REF:Deposit:: FISCHER, R.P., AND OTHERS, 1947, VANADIUM DEPOSITS NEAR PLACERVILLE, SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO SCI. SOC. PROC., V. 15, NO. 3, P. 117-146.
Deposit:: BUSH, A.L., AND OTHERS, 1961, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GRAY HEAD QUADRANGLE,
(Vanadis No. 6; MS 16864; Vanadis No.5; MS 16864; Primos No. 4; MS 19384; Primos No. 3; MS 19363; Primos No. 2; MS 19327; Primos No. 1; MS 19305; Primos A; MS 19304; Patented Claims: Vanadis No. 4; MS 16864; Bear Creek Group)
Commodities (Major) - Uranium, Vanadium; (Trace) - Selenium, Lead
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Dakota Sandstone
Structure: Paradox Basin, Uncompahgre Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, San Miguel Mtns, Placerville Anticline, Frazier Fault, Ross Graben
Host Rock: Sandstone
Tectonic Structure: Colorado Platform

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Uranium

ⓘ Vanadium

Mineral List

ⓘ Clausthalite

ⓘ Galena

ⓘ Roscoelite

3 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Sandstone

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Clausthalite

Formula: PbSe

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt , Cobban, Robert R., Mosburg, Shirley K., Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt , Cobban, Robert R., Mosburg, Shirley K., Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ Roscoelite

Formula: K(V³⁺,Al)₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt , Cobban, Robert R., Mosburg, Shirley K., Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Clausthalite	2.CD.10	PbSe
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Roscoelite	9.EC.15	K(V³⁺,Al)₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Roscoelite	K(V³⁺,Al)₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Roscoelite	K(V³⁺,Al)₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Roscoelite	K(V³⁺,Al)₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Roscoelite	K(V³⁺,Al)₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Roscoelite	K(V³⁺,Al)₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
V	Vanadium
V	ⓘ Roscoelite	K(V³⁺,Al)₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Se	Selenium
Se	ⓘ Clausthalite	PbSe
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Clausthalite	PbSe
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North America

Rocky MountainsMountain Range

North America PlateTectonic Plate

Great Plains DomainDomain

USA

San Juan MountainsMountain Range

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