| Deposit ID | 10013088 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009185 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Mountain Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.35252, 38.94056 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2621 |
| Relative position | 3 MILES S 04 E FROM TOWN OF LAKE GEORGE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Park(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lake George(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Pikes Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Platte Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Pike and San Isabel National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Park |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 013S | 071W | 08 | NW OF NE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Pikes Peak Granite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Pikes Peak Granite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Biotite Gneiss |
| Rock description | Biotite Gneiss |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -105.35252, 38.94056 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Front Range, Tarryall Mountains, Puma Hills |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Lake George Ring Dike Complex |
| General form | LENSOID, TABULAR, PODS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N-5 (FOLIATION) |
| Dip | NEARLY VERTICAL |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Tarryall Springs (Puma City) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009185 |
SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C., AND WOBUS, R.A. 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1 DEGREES X 2 DEGREES QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION RESTRICTED TO NARROW ZONE AND PROBABLY NOT OF ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE (HEINRICH, 1981). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1982 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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