Commodities
PrimaryQuartz
TertiaryREE
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formOVAL
Materials
Ore mineralsQuartz
GangueAlbite, Fluorite, Hematite, Kaolinite, Topaz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite · Pegmatite;Pikes Peak Granite
Associated rockPegmatite,Granite · Pegmatite;Pikes Peak Granite
StructureFront Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith, Kennedy Gulch Fault Zone
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1962
Identification
Deposit ID10013717
MRDS IDD010162
Alternate namesYami Yogurt Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.37167, -105.19641
References
SIMMONS, W.B., AND HEINRICH, E.W., 1980, RARE-EARTH PEGMATITES OF THE SOUTH PLATTE DISTRICT, COLORADO: CGS RESOURCE SER. 11, 131 P.PETERSON, W.L., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE PLATTE CANYON QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1181-C, 23 P., 1 PL.HAYNES, C.V., JR., 1965, GENESIS OF THE WHITE CLOUD AND RELATED PEGMATITES, SOUTH PLATTE AREA, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO: GSA BULL., V. 76, NO. 4, P. 441-462.