Commodities
PrimaryMica
SecondaryFeldspar
TertiaryBeryllium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model32: Pegmatites
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnknown
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Microcline, Muscovite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockDiorite · Quartz Diorite Of Boulder Creek Age
StructureCurrant Creek Fault Zone; Minor Fault In Southern Cut Strikes N 70 W, Dips 430 Ne, Southern Front Range, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1950
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10013521
MRDS IDD009869
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.67391, -105.484
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, 500.STERRETT, D. B., 1923, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULLETIN 740, P. 51-55.CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATA, 1, 64.