Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
SecondaryGemstone
TertiaryTitanium, Metal
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCryolite, Fluorite
GangueMicrocline, Nacrite, Riebeckite, Rutile, Zircon
Geology
Host rockGranite · Pikes Peak Granite;Fayalite Granite
Associated rockPegmatite,Granite · Pikes Peak Granite;Fayalite Granite
StructureFront Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith, Mt Rosa Intrusive Center, Ute Pass Fault, Manitou Park Half Graben
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10013806
MRDS IDD010308
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.75084, -104.90139
References
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.FINLAY, G.I., 1916, DESCRIPTION OF THE COLORADO SPRINGS QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 203.STEVEN, T.A., 1949, GEOLOGY AND FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF THE ST. PETERS DOME DISTRICT, COLORADO: COLORADO SCI. SOC. PROC., V. 15, NO. 6, P. 259-284.PEARL, R.M., 1965, COLORADO GEM TRAILS AND MINERAL GUIDE: DENVER, SAGE BOOKS, P. 171-180.OVER, EDWIN, JR., 1929, SOME MINERAL LOCALITIES OF EL PASO COUNTY: ROCKS AND MINERALS, V. 4, NO. 4, P. 106-107.PAULY, HANS, 1954, WEBERITE FROM PIKES PEAK, COLORADO: AM. MINERALOGIST, V. 39, NOS. 7 AND 8, P. 669-674.