Commodities
PrimaryTantalum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlMinerals Localized In Pegmatites, Whose Trends Appear To Be Controlled By East- To Ene-Trending Faults And Consistent Ne Foliation Trend In Precambrian Country Rock
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite,Pegmatite · Granodiorite;Quartz Monzonite Of Cochetopa Creek;Pegmatite
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field; Gunnison Uplift, Cochetopa Pluton, Unnamed Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10016275
MRDS IDDC00827
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.32889, -106.77034
References
OLSON, J.C., AND STEVEN, T.A., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-733HANLEY, J.B., AND OTHERS, 1950, PEGMATITE INVESTIGATIONS IN COLORADO, WYOMING, AND UTAH, 1942-44: USGS P-227, PL 1CONSERV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8, 69 (FROM ORIGINAL CRIB ENTRY)