Commodities
PrimaryBeryllium, Mica
TertiaryFeldspar
Commodity typeB
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl
Other materialsMicrocline, Muscovite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Metamorphic Rocks--Biotite Gneiss, Schist, And Migmatite;Pegmatite
Associated rockDiorite,Pegmatite · Pegmatite;Boulder Creek Granodiorite
StructureFront Range Uplift, Poudre River Shear Zone, Skin Gulch Shear Zone, Mt Olympus Batholith
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1958
Last production1960
Identification
Deposit ID10087864
MRDS IDD010405
Alternate namesMt. Olympus No. 2
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.69054, -105.25698
References
THURSTON, W.R., 1955, PEGMATITES OF THE CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, LARIMER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1011, 185 P., 13 PLS.USBM MINERAL EXAM. FILE (FROM ORIGINAL CRIB RECORD)USBM MINERAL EXAM. FILE FROM ORIGINAL CRIB RECORD (1958); COLORADO DIV. MINES ANN. OPERATOR REPT. (1960)