Description
George West, Guffey (1957)
Commodities
PrimaryBeryllium, REE, Thorium, Niobium (Columbium)
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFractures, Pegmatite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Biotite Gneiss
StructureFront Range, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Currant Creek Fault Zone And Related Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera, Southern Rocky Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
First production1951
Discovery year1951
Identification
Deposit ID10010858
MRDS IDD004878
Alternate namesWest-West Pegmatite
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.79806, -105.62086
References
BEVER, J.E. 1953 NOTES ON SOME MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUFFEY REGION, COLORADO: AMERICAN MINERALOGIST V. 38 P. 138-141.HEINRICH, E.W. AND BEVER, J.E., 1957, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUFFEY AREA, PARK AND FREMONT COUNTIES, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUARTERLY, V. 52, NO. 4, P. 33.