Colorado · Teller County
Producer

Black Cloud Mine

Teller County, Colorado, United States
FeldsparQuartzThoriumNiobium (Columbium)TantalumBerylliumREE
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Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar
TertiaryQuartz, Thorium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Beryllium, REE
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENSOID
Materials
Ore mineralsApatite, Beryl, Columbite, Feldspar, Fluorite, Microlite, Pyrochlore, Quartz, Tantalite
Geology
Host rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10017698
MRDS IDDC04051
Alternate namesSpillman Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.93833, -105.21335
References
HEINRICH, E.W. AND GROSS, E.B., 1960, FLUORCITE AND ASSOCIATED MINERALS FROM THE BLACK CLOUD PEGMATITE, TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO: AM. MIN., VOL. 45, NO. 3 AND 4, PG. 455-459.APPENDIX TO SPECIAL MAP NO. 10, MISSOURI BASIN STUDIES, P. 131, 1946USBM MIN. EXAM. FILEMEEVES, H.C., HARRER, C.M., SALSBURY, M.H., KONSELMAN, A.S. AND SHANNON, S.S., 1966, RECONNAISSANCE OF BERYLLIUM-BEARING PEGMATITES IN SIX WESTERN STATES, USDI BM INFO CIRC 8298