| Deposit ID | 10013104 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009206 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nix Group Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Jack Rabbit Claim, Spike Buck Claim, Bozo Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.49225, 39.12361 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2576 |
| Relative position | 12.4 MILES N 35 W OF TOWN OF LAKE GEORGE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Park(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tarryall(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bailey(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Denver(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 | 011S | 072W | 06 | W2 OF NW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Clinozoisite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Wollastonite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Pegmatite, Possibly Boulder Creek Granitoid | ||||||||
| Rock description | Pegmatite, Possibly Boulder Creek Granitoid | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Amphibolite And Calc-Silicate Gneiss |
| Rock description | Amphibolite And Calc-Silicate Gneiss |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite) |
| (1) | -105.49225, 39.12361 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Front Range, Tarryall Mountains, Puma Hills |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Lake George Ring Dike Complex, Nw- And Nnw-Trending Faults |
| General form | LENSOID, TABULAR, PODS |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Tarryall Springs District (Puma City) |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ben Nix |
| First year | 1956 |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 68.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009206 |
BELSER, CARL, 1956, TUNGSTEN POTENTIAL IN CHAFFEE, FREMONT, GUNNISON, LAKE, LARIMER, PARK, AND SUMMIT COUNTIES, COLORADO: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7748, P.19-26
BRYANT, BRUCE, MCGREW, L.W. AND WOBUS, R.A., 1981, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DENVER 1 DEGREE X 2 DEGREE QUADRANGLE, NORTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1163, 1:250,000.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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