| Deposit ID | 10013849 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010375 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Johnny Feldspar Mine |
| Related records | 10239302 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.88112, 38.66918 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2152 |
| Relative position | 11.4 MILES S 13 W FROM COLORADO SPRINGS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
El Paso(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Big Chief(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Colorado Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Fountain(hydrologic unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | El Paso |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 016S | 067W | 10 | SW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Primary |
| Mica | Tertiary |
| Quartz | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Microcline | Ore |
| Muscovite | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Boulder Creek Granodiorite;Pegmatite |
| Rock description | Boulder Creek Granodiorite;Pegmatite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Boulder Creek Granodiorite;Silver Plume Quartz Monzonite |
| Rock description | Boulder Creek Granodiorite;Silver Plume Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -104.88112, 38.66918 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Front Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith, Mt Rosa Intrusive Center |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ute Pass Fault |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 106.68M |
| Width | 28.96M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | El Paso District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | George Stroup |
| Home office | Canon City, Co. |
| First year | 1961 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sinton Dairy Co. |
| Home office | Colorado Springs, Co. |
| First year | 1961 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010375 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080410222 |
TRIMBLE, D.E., AND MACHETTE, M.N., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COLORADO SPRINGS-CASTLE ROCK AREA, FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-857-F.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IRREGULARLY SHAPED PEGMATITE TRENDS APPROX EAST-WEST AND CONSISTS OF IRREGULARLY DISTRIBUTED ZONES OF MICROCLINE PEGMATITE, QUARTZ-MICROCLINE-MUSCOVITE PEGMATITE, AND MASSIVE QUARTZ. MUSCOVITE BOOKS UP TO 2 FT IN SIZE FOUND IN CLUSTERS WITHIN FELDSPAR AND QUARTZ MASSES. GIANT FELDSPAR CRYSTALS FROM MAS 80X25X10 FT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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