Commodities
PrimaryMica, Beryllium, Feldspar
SecondaryGemstone, Uranium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Microcline, Muscovite, Tourmaline, Uraninite
Geology
Host rockMica Schist · Metasedimentary Rocks-Mica Schist;Pegmatite
Associated rockTonalite,Pegmatite · Pegmatite;Tonalite (Quartz Diorite)
StructureFront Range Uplift, Thompson Canyon Fault, Mt Olympus Batholith, Ne-Trending Folds
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1958
Last production1971
Identification
Deposit ID10101847
MRDS IDD010318
Alternate namesCorral Pole No. 2 Quarry
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.55192, -105.41726
References
THURSTON, W.R., 1955, PEGMATITES OF THE CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, LARIMER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1011, 185 P., 13 PLS.MEEVES, H.C., AND OTHERS, 1966, RECONNAISSANCE OF BERYLLIUM-BEARING PEGMATITE DEPOSITS IN SIX WESTERN STATES: USBM IC-8298, P. 30.COLORADO DIV. MINES ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.COLORADO DIV. MINES ANN. OPERATOR REPTS.