Commodities
PrimaryVermiculite
TertiaryREE
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model27: Alkaline complexes
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formPIPE
Ore controlCarbonatite Dikes
Geology
Host rockGabbro
Associated rockGabbro,Dolomite · Gabbro Of The Gem Park Complex;Dolomite-Barite-Monazite Carbonatite Dike Of The Gem Park Complex
StructureCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains), Gem Park Complex
Tectonic settingWet Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1945
Identification
Deposit ID10013423
MRDS IDD009706
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.26001, -105.55475
References
PARKER, R. L. AND SHARP, W. N., 1970, MAFIC-ULTRAMAFIC IGNEOUS ROCKS AND ASSOCIATED CARBONATITES OF THE GEM PARK COMPLEX, CUSTER AND FREMONT COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 649, 24 P.TAYLOR, R. B., SCOTT, G. R., WOBUS, R. A. AND EPIS, R. C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COTOPAXI 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-900, 1: 62,500