Commodities
PrimaryBeryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, REE
SecondaryFeldspar, Mica
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlPegmatite
Materials
Ore mineralsAlbite, Beryl, Microcline, Muscovite
GangueGarnet, Orthoclase, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Migmatitic Gneiss
StructureSouthern Mosquito Range, Arkansas Valley Graben
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10013770
MRDS IDD010240
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.60806, -105.99365
References
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. 24VAN ALSTINE, R.E., 1974, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE PONCHA SPRINGS SE QUADRANGLE, CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 829, 19 P.BOARDMAN, S.J., 1976, GEOLOGY OF THE PRECAMBRIAN METAMORPHIC ROCKS OF THE SALIDA AREA, CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO: THE MOUNTAIN GEOLOGIST, V. 13, NO. 3, P. 89-100.BOARDMAN, S.J., 1971, PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SALIDA AREA, CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORDADO: PH. D. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, 131 P.