| Deposit ID | 10013095 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009194 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | School Section Prospect |
| Related records | 10240461 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.62391, 38.79611 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2926 |
| Relative position | 6.4 MILES N 58 W FROM GUFFEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Park(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Thirtynine Mile Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Pikes Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Arkansas Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Park |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 014S | 074W | 36 | N2 OF NW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Vesuvianite | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE FROM DEEPEST CUT ASSAYED 0.84% W03 FOR 16 FT |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Pegmatite, ( Granodiorite Or Quartz Monzonite Of Boulder Creek Age) | ||||||||
| Rock description | Pegmatite, ( Granodiorite Or Quartz Monzonite Of Boulder Creek Age) | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Biotite Gneiss, Migmatitic Gneiss |
| Rock description | Biotite Gneiss, Migmatitic Gneiss |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite) |
| (1) | -105.62391, 38.79611 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Guffey Volcanic Center, Front Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Currant Creek Fault And Related Nw-Trending Faults; Large Graben |
| General form | LENSOID, TABULAR, POD-LIKE |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTHERLY OR N W |
| Dip | NEARLY VERTICAL |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Guffey District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | State Of Colorado |
| Home office | Colorado |
| First year | 1956 |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 9.14M |
| Overall depth | 4.57M |
| Overall length | 7.62M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009194 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0809300230 |
BELSER, CARL, 1956, TUNGSTEN POTENTIAL IN CHAFFEE, FREMONT, GUNNISON, LAKE, LARIMER, PARK, AND SUMMIT COUNTIES, COLORADO: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7748, P. 19-26.
EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A., AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GUFFEY QUADRANGLE, PARK COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1180; 1:62,500
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 80 ACRES LEASED FROM STATE OF COLORADO ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 4 OTHER SRC |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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