Colorado · Fremont County
Prospect

R. H. Magnuson Mine

Fremont County, Colorado, United States
FeldsparQuartzBeryllium
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Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar, Quartz
SecondaryBeryllium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model32: Pegmatites
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlPegmatite, Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Microcline, Quartz
GangueBiotite, Garnet, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Gneiss
StructureNorthern Wet Mountains, Ne-Striking Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10017767
MRDS IDDC04234
Alternate namesMagnusson Crosscut
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.4714, -105.30113
References
HANLEY, J.B., HEINRICH, E.W., AND PAGE, L.R., 1950, PEGMATITE INVESTIGATIONS IN COLORADO, WYOMING AND UTAH, 1942-1944, USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 227, P. 40.TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A. AND EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROYAL GORGE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-869, 1:62,500.HEINRICH, E.W., 1948, PEGMATITES OF EIGHT MILE PARK, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO: AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 33, NOS. 7-10, P. 420-448, 550-587.CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,64