Description
Magnusson And Sons
Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar
SecondaryMica, Beryllium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model32: Pegmatites
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnknown
Ore controlPegmatites, Host Rock Foliation
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Microcline, Muscovite
GangueApatite, Biotite, Garnet, Magnetite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Pegmatite · Migmatitic Gneiss
Associated rockDiorite · Quartz Diorite;Granodiorite
StructureSouthern Front Range, Canon City Embayment, Eightmile Park, Ne - Trending Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1945
Identification
Deposit ID10013536
MRDS IDD009886
Alternate namesVan Buskirk Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.48057, -105.31085
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