Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar
TertiaryMica, Quartz
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsMicrocline, Muscovite, Quartz
GangueApatite, Biotite
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Boulder Creek Granodiorite;Silver Plume Quartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite · Boulder Creek Granodiorite;Pegmatite
StructureFront Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith, Mt Rosa Intrusive Center, Ute Pass Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10013849
MRDS IDD010375
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.66918, -104.88112
References
HANLEY, J.B., AND OTHERS, 1950, PEGMATITE INVESTIGATIONS IN COLORADO, WYOMING, AND UTAH, 1942-44: USGS PROF. PAPER 227, P. 32-34.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.