| Deposit ID | 10013522 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009871 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 80430210 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rowe's North Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Rowes North Mine |
| Related records | 10190841 |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.486, 38.68291 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2530 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 5.0 MILES S 67 E OF GUFFEY. Located on top of ridge, about 150 yards south of the Upper South pegmatite (see newMRDS #10101827) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fremont(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cover 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Fremont |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 016S | 072W | 6 | C of N2 of S2 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mica | Primary |
| Feldspar | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Microcline | Ore |
| Muscovite | Ore |
| Model code | 32 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 13 |
| Deposit model name | Pegmatites |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Quartz Diorite Of Boulder Creek Age | ||||||
| Rock description | Quartz Diorite Of Boulder Creek Age | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Pit (1) | -105.486, 38.68291 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Currant Creek Fault Zone |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | Southern Front Range, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field |
| Strike | N 45 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | S 60 E |
| Length | 22.86M |
| Width | 7.62M |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| Year of first production | 1950 |
| District name | Micanite District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.004HA |
| Length | 13.72M |
| Overall depth | 0M |
| Overall length | 13.72M |
| Overall width | 3.05M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009871 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 80430210 | = 10190841, merged and deleted. |
WOBUS, R. A., EPIS, R. C. AND SCOTT, G. R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COVER MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, FREMONT, PARK, AND TELLER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1179, 1:62,500.
STERRETT, D. B., 1923, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULLETIN 740, P. 51-55.
MINOBRAS, 1974, Colorado and Utah Industrial Minerals.
HANLEY, J. B. AND OTHERS, 1950
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ZONED PEGMATITE; 1-INCH BORDER ZONE; WALL ZONE IS QUARTZ-MICROCLINE-MUSCOVITE-PLAGIOCLASE-BIOTITE, 2.5 FT THICK; QUARTZ-MICROCLINE CORE |
| Deposit | SECOND PEGMATITE ABOUT 10 FT EAST OF MAIN PEGMATITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1982-12-01 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 2012-10-04 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted duplicate record 10190841 |
| Reporter | 1992-05-29 | Martinez | U.S. Bureau of Mines | All other reporters from USBM on and around this date are entered as "Martin", not "Martinez". Uncertain if this is a different person or if it should be attributed to Martin. |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
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