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Devils Head

Occurrence in Douglas county in Colorado, United States with commodity Gemstone
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10017254
MRDS ID DC03173
Record type Site
Current site name Devils Head
Alternate or previous names C.M.S.
Related records 10239234

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.12057, 39.25111 (WGS84)
Relative position NW 1/4 NE 1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Douglas(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Devils Head(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bailey(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper South Platte(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Douglas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 09S 69W 21 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Amazonstone Ore
Topaz Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: QTZ-MICROPERTHITE-CLEAVELANDITE PEG, N10E

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM 1966, IC 8298, P. 25

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 20, 1885, P. 73-74

  • Deposit

    USGS P. P. 227, 1950, P. 31

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 2,62

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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