Commodities
PrimaryMica, Beryllium, Tantalum
SecondaryGarnet, REE, Niobium (Columbium)
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typepegmatite
Model32: Pegmatites
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Tantalite, Muscovite
Other materialsGarnet, Cleavelandite, Albite, Tourmaline, Fergusonite
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockSchist,Gneiss
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1942, 1943
First production1942
Discovery year1930
Identification
Deposit ID10009179
MRDS IDD001895
Alternate namesMany Values Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.04952, -106.17495
References
HANLEY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1950, PEGMATITE INVESTIGATIONS IN COLORADO, WYOMING, AND UTAH, 1942-44, USGS PROF. PAPER 227, p. 107-108.Hausel and Sutherland, 2000, WSGS Bull. 71, 268 p.WGS BULL 50, 1966, p. 132, 220.Hausel, W.D., 1993, Guide to the geology, mining districts, and ghost towns of the Medicine Bow Mountains and Snowy Range Scenic Byway: Geological Survey of Wyoming Public Information Circular No. 32, 53 p.HANLEY AND OTHERS, 1950, USGS PROF. PAPER 227