Colorado · Fremont County
Past Producer

Devil's Hole Quarry

Fremont County, Colorado, United States
StoneFeldsparMicaBerylliumNiobium (Columbium)TantalumQuartz
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Description

J.D. Endicott

Commodities
PrimaryStone, Feldspar, Mica
SecondaryBeryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Quartz
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model32: Pegmatites
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlPegmatite Zoning
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Feldspar, Mica, Columbite, Tantalite
GangueApatite, Biotite, Garnet, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss,Pegmatite · Migmatitic Gneiss
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Quartz Monzonite Of Silver Plume Age
StructureSouthern Front Range, Near Offshoot To Ne Of Nnw-Trending Texas Creek Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1944
Discovery year1922
Identification
Deposit ID10013503
MRDS IDD009846
Alternate namesZingheim Quarry, Wild Rose Claim, Federal Quarry
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.4714, -105.58641
References
HANLEY, J.B., HEINRICH, E.W. AND PAGE, L.R., 1950, PEGMATITE INVESTIGATIONS IN COLORADO, WYOMING AND UTAH, 1942-1944: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 227, P. 55-61.MEEVES, H.C. HARRER, C.M., SALSBURY, M.H., KONSELMAN, A.S. AND SHANNON, S.S. JR., 1966, RECONNAISSANCE OF BERYLLIUM-BEARING PEGMATITE DEPOSITS IN SIX WESTERN STATES; ARIZONA, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH AND WYOMING: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8298, P. 7-9, 26.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, 1:62,500HANLEY, J.B., 1947, PEGMATITES, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO, PART II: COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 466-470STERRETT, D.B., 1923, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULLETIN 740, P. 49-56.HEINRICH, E.W. AND VIAN, R.W., 1965, THE CHIEF LITHIUM PEGMATITE, DEVILS HOLE, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO: THE AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 50, NOS. 1-2, P. 96-104HANLEY, J.B. AND OTHERS, 1950