| Deposit ID | 10013706 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010139 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | North Star Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.96476, 38.50806 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2146 |
| Relative position | 2.3 MILES S 49 E OF SALIDA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chaffee(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Salida East(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 | Chaffee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 049N | 009E | 10 | SW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Scapolite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Migmatitic Gneiss | ||||
| Rock description | Migmatitic Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite |
| (1) | -105.96476, 38.50806 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northern Sangre De Cristo Range, Southern Mosquito Range, Arkansas Valley Graben |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nw-Trending Faults |
| Strike | E-W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 40 N |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Salida Area/Cleora District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Martin Kenick Et Al. |
| First year | 1956 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010139 |
BELSER, CARL, 1956, TUNGSTEN POTENTIAL IN CHAFFEE, FREMINT, GUNNISON, LAKE, LARIMER, PARK, AND SUMMIT COUNTIES, COLORADO: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7748, P. 3-7
SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C. AND WOBOS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1 DEG X 2 DEG QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000
BOARDMAN, S.J., 1976, GEOLOGY OF THE PRECAMBRIAN METAMORPHIC ROCKS OF THE SALIDA AREA, CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO: THE MOUNTAIN GEOLOGIST, V. 13, NO. 3, P. 89-100.
BOARDMAN, S.J., 1971, PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SALIDA AREA, CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO: PH.D. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, 131 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1983 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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