Review and Interpretation of Previous Work and New Data on the Hydrogeology of the Schwartzwalder Uranium Mine and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorad (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781495900440)

The Schwartzwalder deposit is the largest known vein type uranium deposit in the United States. Located about eight miles northwest of Golden, Colorado it occurs in Proterozoic metamorphic rocks and was formed by hydrothermal fluid flow, mineralization, and deformation during the Laramide Orogeny. A complex brittle fault zone hosts the deposit comprising locally brecciated carbonate, oxide, and sulfide minerals. Mining of pitchblende, the primary ore mineral, began in 1953 and an extensive network of underground workings was developed.

Author: U. S. Department of the Interior
ISBN-10: 1495900444
ISBN-13: 9781495900440
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 02/19/2014
Pages: 62
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.13d