Commodities
PrimaryMica, Feldspar, Beryllium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnknown
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Microcline, Muscovite
GangueGarnet
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockDiorite · Quartz Diorite Of Boulder Creek Age
StructureSouthern Front Range, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Currant Creek Fault Zone To South
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
First production1950
Discovery year1936
Identification
Deposit ID10013525
MRDS IDD009875
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.72444, -105.4978
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.