Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar, Mica
SecondaryBeryllium, Tantalum, Garnet, Niobium (Columbium)
Commodity typeB
Materials
Ore mineralsAlbite, Beryl, Columbite, Garnet, Muscovite, Orthoclase, Tantalite
GangueQuartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite · Granodiorite
StructureSouthern Mosquito Range
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10018352
MRDS IDDC05273
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.62639, -105.95615
References
MEEVES, H.C., HARRER, C.M., SALSBURY, M.H., KONSELMAN, A.S., SHANNON, S.S., JR., 1966, RECONNAISSANCE OF BERYLLIUM-BEARING PEGMATITE DEPOSITS IN SIX WESTERN STATES; ARIZONA, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH, AND WYOMING: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8298, P. 24.USBM MINERAL EXAM. FILESSCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 10 X 20 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,64