Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlMineralized Veins, Shear Zones
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Undivided Gneiss
StructureWet Mountains, Nw-Trending Faults, Shears, Ne-Trending Mineralized Vein
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1939
Last production1939
Discovery year1939
Identification
Deposit ID10013036
MRDS IDD009111
Alternate namesPearl Springs Barite Vein
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.23668, -105.3289
References
COLORADO DIVISION MINES, 1982, INSPECTION RECORDSSCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C. AND WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1 DEGREE X 2 DEGREES QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.COLORADO DIVISION MINES, 1982.