Commodities
PrimaryVermiculite
TertiaryTitanium, Metal
Commodity typeB
Materials
GangueAugite, Biotite, Magnetite, Perovskite
Geology
Host rockPyroxenite · Dubois Greenstone--Felsite And Felsite Porphyry
Associated rockPyroxenite,Granite · Pyroxenite;Powderhorn Granite
StructureGunnison Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, Iron Hill Alkalic Complex, Cimarron Fault, Powderhorn Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationAlteration Of Biotite And/Or Phlogopite To Vermiculite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1961
Identification
Deposit ID10014565
MRDS IDD011391
Alternate namesAaberite Mines, Horseshoe, MS 2625, Centre, MS 2625, Patented Claims: Iowa, MS 2625
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.2825, -107.08784
References
HEDLUND, D.C., AND OLSON, J.C., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE POWDERHORN QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1178.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 2625COLORADO DIV. MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.