Sheila I Prospect, Texas Creek Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sheila I Prospect | Prospect |
| Texas Creek Area | Area |
| Fremont County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 23' 50'' North , 105° 38' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Coaldale | 255 (2011) | 10.5km |
| Howard | 723 (2011) | 17.6km |
| Westcliffe | 577 (2017) | 33.1km |
| Silver Cliff | 591 (2017) | 33.9km |
| Salida | 5,467 (2017) | 34.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Columbine Gem and Mineral Society | Salida, Colorado | 34km |
| Canon City Geology Club | Canon City, Colorado | 35km |
Mindat Locality ID:
113115
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:113115:7
GUID (UUID V4):
689f24f6-17cc-49d7-8a7c-85bd8eeea6b1
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. 152.
Deposit:: TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP
Commodities (Major) - Uranium
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Minturn Formation, Belden Formation
Structure: Nne-Trending Fault Up Fernleaf Gulch, Wet Mountains
Host Rock: Biotite Gneiss
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Coffinite | 9.AD.30 | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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