Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar, Mica
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlQuartz Veins, Fracture Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar, Mica
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite,Granite
Associated rockPegmatite · Pikes Peak Granite; Granite Pegmatite
StructureFront Range, Puma Hills, N- And Nw-Trending Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1920
Discovery year1920
Identification
Deposit ID10111293
MRDS IDD010344
Alternate namesRogers Publishing Co. Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.03889, -105.5378
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B. AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P. 369BRYANT, BRUCE, MCGREW, L.W., WOBUS, R.A., 1981, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DENVER 1 DEG X 2 DEG QUADRANGLE, NORTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1163, 1:250,000HAWLEY, C.C. AND WOBUS, R.A., 1977, GENERAL GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE PRECAMBRIAN CRYSTALLINE ROCKS, PARK AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 608-B, 77 P., MAPS