Colorado · Fremont County
Producer

Meyers Mine

Fremont County, Colorado, United States
FeldsparMicaBerylliumNiobium (Columbium)TantalumLithiumUraniumCopperBismuthLead
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Description

J.E. Meyers

Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar, Mica
SecondaryBeryllium, Niobium (Columbium)
TertiaryTantalum, Lithium, Uranium, Copper, Bismuth, Lead
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model32: Pegmatites
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formLENTICULAR, IRREGULAR, WITH MANY BRANCHINGS
Materials
Ore mineralsAlbite, Amblygonite, Beryl, Bismutite, Lepidolite, Microcline, Muscovite
GangueApatite, Garnet, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss · Migmatitic Gneiss
Associated rockGranodiorite,Pegmatite · Pegmatite, Granodiorite
StructureSouthern Front Range, Canon City Embayment, Ne-Trending Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1942
Discovery year1929
Identification
Deposit ID10013531
MRDS IDD009881
Alternate namesSuzana Claims, Suzanna Claims, Meyers Quarry, Meyers-Halstead Quarry
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.48084, -105.29168
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. 37-40.HEINRICH, E.W., 1948, PEGMATITES OF EIGHT MILE PARK, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO: AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 33, P. 420-448.MEEVES, H.C., HARRER, C.M., SALSBURY, M.H., KONSELMAN, A.S., 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. 26TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A. AND EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROYAL GORGE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-869, 1:62,500HEINRICH, E.W. AND VIAN, R.W., 1965, THE CHIEF LITHIUM PEGMATITE, DEVILS HOLE, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO: THE AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V.50, NO. 1, P. 96-102.LANDES, K.K., 1935, COLORADO PEGMATITES: AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 20, NO. 5, P. 328-329HEINRICH, E.W., 1948, PEGMATITES OF EIGHT MILE PARK, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO: AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 33, NOS. 7-10, P. 420-448, 550-587HEINRICH, E.W., AND COREY, A.S., 1955, MONTEBRASITE FROM EIGHT MILE PARK, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO: AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 40, NOS. 11-12, P. 1141-1145.HANLEY, J.B. AND OTHERS, 1950;