Commodities
PrimaryQuartz, Feldspar
TertiaryUranium, Thorium, REE
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formOVAL
Materials
Ore mineralsQuartz
GangueFluorite, Topaz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite · Pegmatite;Pikes Peak Granite
Associated rockPegmatite,Granite · Pegmatite;Pikes Peak Granite
StructureFront Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith, Pine Gulch Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1968
Identification
Deposit ID10087822
MRDS IDD010176
Alternate namesSeerie Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.41277, -105.26697
References
SIMMONS, W.B., AND HEINRICH, E.W., 1980, RARE-EARTH PEGMATITES OF THE SOUTH PLATTE DISTRICT, COLORADO: CGS RESOURCE SER. 11, 131. P.PETERSON, W.L., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE PLATTE CANYON QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS BULL, 1181-C, 23 P., 1 PL.HAYNES, C.V., JR., 1965, GENESIS OF THE WHITE CLOUD AND RELATED PEGMATITES, SOUTH PLATTE AREA, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO: GSA BULL., V. 76, NO. 4, P. 441-462.BRYANT, BRUCE, 1974, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PINE QUADRANGLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-598COLO. DIV. MINES ANN. OPERATOR REPTS.