The I. Kreiner Mine is a quartz and feldspar mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,760 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 8,760 Feet (2,670 Meters)
Commodity: Quartz, Feldspar
Lat, Long: 38.04861, -105.72361
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I. Kreiner Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: I. Kreiner Mine
Commodity
Primary: Quartz
Primary: Feldspar
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Crestone District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Pegmatites
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sangre De Cristo Range, Rio Grande Rift
Type: L
Description: Sangre De Cristo Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: BACKGROUND RADIATION 0.04 MR/HR, RANGE 1.5 TO 10 MR/HR
Materials
Ore: Quartz
Ore: Feldspar
Gangue: Specularite
Gangue: Mica
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Beryl
Comments
Comment (Location): AT HEAD OF UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF SAN ISABEL CREEK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
Comment (Deposit): RADIOACTIVE ZONE LIES ADJACENT TO FELDSPAR SECTION
References
Reference (Deposit): NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 390
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., AND TAYLOR, R.B., 1974, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ELECTRIC PEAK QUADRANGLE, CUSTER AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MF-628
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