Description
M & S, Inc. (Claimants)
Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar
TertiaryThorium, REE
Commodity typeB
Materials
Ore mineralsMicrocline
GangueAllanite, Biotite, Thorite
Geology
Host rockGranite · Pikes Peak Granite;Pegmatite
Associated rockPegmatite,Granite · Pikes Peak Granite;Pegmatite
StructureFront Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith, Rampart Range Uplift, Perry Park-Jarre Canyon Fault, Rampart Range Fault, Manitou Park Half Graben
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1960
Identification
Deposit ID10013802
MRDS IDD010300
Alternate namesPrinceton Extension Lode, MS 20838, Claims: Princeton Lode, MS 20838
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.27861, -105.10279
References
MEEVES, H.C., AND OTHERS, 1966, RECONNAISSANCE OF BERYLLIUM-BEARING PEGMATITE DEPOSITS IN SIX WESTERN STATES: USBM IC-8298, P. 24-25.BRYANT, BRUCE, AND OTHERS, 1981, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DENVER 1X2 QUADRANGLE, NORTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1163.HEINRICH, E.W., 1957, PEGMATITE PROVINCES OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL MINES QUART., V. 52, NO. 4, P. 1-22.TRIMBLE, D.E., AND MACHETTE, M.N., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COLORADO SPRINGS-CASTLE ROCK AREA, FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-857-F.ORIGINAL CRIB RECORD (PROBABLY USBM MINERAL EXAM. FILE)