Commodities
PrimaryMica, Feldspar
TertiaryBeryllium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model32: Pegmatites
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formIRREGULAR, DIKE-LIKE
Materials
Ore mineralsMicrocline, Muscovite
GanguePlagioclase
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockDiorite · Quartz Diorite Of Boulder Creek Age
StructureSouthern Front Range, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Currant Creek Fault Zone; Numerous Faults Strike N 70 W, Dip 45 Ne Cross Dikes
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1950
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10013520
MRDS IDD009868
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.675, -105.48364
References
HANLEY, J.B., HEINRICH, E.W., PAGE, L.R., 1950, PEGMATITE INVESTIGATIONS IN COLORADO, WYOMING, AND UTAH, 1942-1944: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 227, P. 42-55WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C. AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COVER MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, FREMONT, PARK, AND TELLER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1179, 1:62,500STERRETT, D.B., 1923, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULLETIN 740, P. 51-55.