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Opportunity

Occurrence in Gunnison county in Colorado, United States with commodities Mica, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, 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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10091084
MRDS ID DC01104
Record type Site
Current site name Opportunity
Related records 10191514

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.66644, 38.5075 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gunnison(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Parlin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gunnison(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Montrose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tomichi(hydrologic unit)

Gunnison(hydrologic accounting unit)

Gunnison(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CO)

Bureau of Land Management CO BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Gunnison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 49N 03E 17 SE4 OF NW4 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary
Beryllium Critical Primary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Tantalum Critical Primary
Gemstone Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Lepidolite Ore
Microlite Ore
Tantalite Ore
Topaz Ore
Tourmaline Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.66644, 38.5075
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM 1966, IC 8298, P. 27

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 11 ZONED EXPOSURES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1972 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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Authoritative Colorado resources

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