Commodities
PrimaryBeryllium, Gemstone
TertiaryNiobium (Columbium), REE
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlMiarolitic Cavities In Pegmatites
Materials
Ore mineralsAmazonstone, Zircon
GangueBiotite, Columbite, Fluocerite, Hornblende, Microcline, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockGranite · Pikes Peak Granite;Pegmatite
Associated rockPegmatite,Granite · Pikes Peak Granite;Pegmatite
StructureFront Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith, Ute Pass Fault, Manitou Park Half Graben, Mt Rosa Intrusive Center
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10013845
MRDS IDD010371
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.83167, -104.93195
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.SCOTT, G.R., AND WOBUS, R.A., 1973, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF COLORADO SPRINGS AND VICINITY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-482.PEARL, R.M., 1965, COLORADO GEM TRAILS AND MINERAL GUIDE: DENVER, SAGE BOOKS, P. 169-171.OVER, EDWIN, JR., 1929, SOME MINERAL LOCALITIES OF EL PASO COUNTY: ROCKS AND MINERALS, V. 4, NO. 4, P. 106-107.