Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar
SecondaryMica, Beryllium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model32: Pegmatites
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlPegmatites, Host Rock Foliation
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Microcline, Muscovite
GangueMagnetite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss,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
Discovery year1948
Identification
Deposit ID10013537
MRDS IDD009890
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.47779, -105.3214
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