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McIntire Property, La Veta Pass Area, Huerfano Co., Colorado, USA

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): 37° 41' 27'' North , 105° 15' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal): 37.69083,-105.25777
KΓΆppen climate type:Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate


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. 183.
Deposit:: JOHNSON, R.B., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE HUERFANO PARK AREA, HUERFANO AND CUSTER COUNTIES,
Commodities (Major) - Vanadium, Uranium; (Trace) - Copper
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Farisita Conglomerate
Structure: Malachite Syncline, Palo Duro And Related Thrust Faults (Sangre De Cristo Thrust Complex), Sangre De Cristo Range, Sierra Blanca Massif, Raton Basin Trough
Host Rock: Sandstone, Shale
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns.)


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8 valid minerals.

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Permian - Pennsylvanian
252.17 - 323.2 Ma



ID: 2813713
Sangre de Cristo Fm

Age: Paleozoic (252.17 - 323.2 Ma)

Stratigraphic Name: Sangre de Cristo Formation

Description: Arkosic conglomerate, sandstone, and siltstone

Lithology: Major:{conglomerate,sandstone,siltstone}

Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133]

Permian - Devonian
252.17 - 419.2 Ma



ID: 3190144
Paleozoic sedimentary rocks

Age: Paleozoic (252.17 - 419.2 Ma)

Lithology: Sedimentary rocks

Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154]

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