Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar
SecondaryMica, Quartz
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlPegmatites
Materials
Ore mineralsMicrocline, Muscovite
GangueBiotite, Feldspar
Other materialsQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Gneiss · Migmatitic Gneiss (Idaho Springs Formation)
Associated rockQuartzite,Pegmatite · Pegmatite Dikes
StructureSouthern Colorado Front Range, Canon City Embayment, Royal Gorge "Anticline", Ene-Trending Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationSlight Wallrock Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10087768
MRDS IDD009474
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.40834, -105.2839
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B. AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P. 153TAYLOR, 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.