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Van Buskirk Pegmatite

Prospect in Fremont county in Colorado, United States with commodities Feldspar, Mica, Beryllium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013536
MRDS ID D009886
Record type Site
Current site name Van Buskirk Pegmatite
Alternate or previous names Van Buskirk Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.31085, 38.48057 (WGS84)
Elevation 1951
Relative position 5 MILES N 65 W OF CANON CITY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fremont(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Royal Gorge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Canon City(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Fremont

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 018S 071W 15 NE OF SE Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • NORTH OF ARKANSAS RIVER, NW OF MEYERS MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Feldspar Primary
Mica Secondary
Beryllium Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Microcline Ore
Muscovite Ore
Apatite Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 32
USGS model code 13
Deposit model name Pegmatites

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Quartz Diorite;Granodiorite
    Rock description Quartz Diorite;Granodiorite (Pikes Peak Granite)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Migmatitic Gneiss
    Rock description Migmatitic Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.31085, 38.48057
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Southern Front Range, Canon City Embayment, Eightmile Park
Type of structure Local
Structure description Ne - Trending Faults

Ore body information

  • Thickness 24.38M
    Length 219.46M
    Width 213.36M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 24.38M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Pegmatites, Host Rock Foliation

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1945
Discoverer Magnusson And Sons

Mining district

District name Eight Mile Park District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Magnusson And Sons
    First year 1948

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Area 0.561HA
    Length 48.77M
    Overall depth 0M
    Overall length 121.92M
    Overall width 48.77M

Comments on the workings information

  • SMALL PITS, 2 LONG CUTS, 3 TRENCHES, PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HEINRICH, E.W., 1948, PEGMATITES OF EIGHT MILE PARK, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO: THE AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 33, NOS. 7-10, P. 420-448, 550-587

  • Deposit

    TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A. AND EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROYAL GORGE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-869, 1:250,000

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1940'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1983 Collins, Donna B. Colorado Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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