Description
Colorado Feldspar Co.
Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar
SecondaryBeryllium, Mica
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlPegmatites, Host Rock Foliation
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Microcline, Muscovite
GangueApatite, Hematite, Magnetite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Gneiss,Pegmatite · Migmatitic Gneiss
Associated rockDiorite · Quartz Diorite;Granodiorite (Pikes Peak Granite)
StructureSouthern Front Range, Canon City Embayment, Eightmile Park, Ne-Trending Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
First production1940
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID10013535
MRDS IDD009885
Alternate namesSuzana Nos. 1, 3-5 Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.48334, -105.29113
References
HEINRICH, E. W., 1948, PEGMATITES OF EIGHT MILE PARK, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO: THE AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 33, NOS. 7-10, P. 420-448, 550-587TAYLOR, 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, 1:250,000