Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model46: W veins
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlSeveral Veins Produced Breccia Ore Cemented By Ferberite And Quartz
Materials
Ore mineralsFerberite
Other materialsArsenopyrite, Marcasite, Allophane, Scheelite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockGneiss · Idaho Springs;Idaho Springs
StructureReverse Faulting
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1905
Identification
Deposit ID10008740
MRDS IDD001108
Alternate namesBeddig
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.97178, -105.52444
References
LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.COLO. STATE METAL MINING FUND, 1960, TUNGSTEN MINES OF COLORADO.LOVERING, TWETO, 1953, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BOULDER COUNTY TUNGSTEN DISTRICT COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 245.Lovering and Goddard, 1950, USGS PP-223, pl. 3.Sharps, 1965, Tungsten in Colorado: Colorado School of Mines Mineral Industries Bulletin, v. 8, no. 5, 16 p.LEMMON, D.M., (UNPUBLISHED DATA)