Commodities
PrimaryMica
TertiaryFeldspar, Beryllium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model32: Pegmatites
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formLENS SHAPED
Materials
Ore mineralsMicrocline, Muscovite
GangueBiotite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockDiorite · Quartz Diorite Of Boulder Creek Age
StructureCurrant Creek Fault Zone, Southern Front Range, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1950
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10101827
MRDS IDD009872
Alternate namesColorado Feldspar Company Mine, South
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.68391, -105.486
References
HANLEY, J. B., HEINRICH, E. W., PAGE, L. R., 1950, PEGMATITE INVESTIGATIONS IN COLORADO, WYOMING, AND UTAH, 1942-1944: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 227, P. 42-55WOBUS, R. A., EPIS, R. C. AND SCOTT, G. R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COVER MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, FREMONT, PARK, AND TELLER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1179, 1:62,500.STERRETT, D. B., 1923, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULLETIN 740, P. 51-55.