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Schaaf Prospect

Occurrence in Fremont county in Colorado, United States with commodities Mica, Feldspar
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10091365
MRDS ID DC04093
Record type Site
Current site name Schaaf Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -105.77892, 38.4564 (WGS84)
Elevation 2743
Relative position measurments from landmarks

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fremont(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Howard(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)

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 Fremont

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 49N 11E 28 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • One mile northeast of Ogden prospect, which is 3.5 mi north of Vallie railroad siding on the Arkansas River (Hanley and others, 1950).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary
Feldspar Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Feldspar Ore
Mica Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 32
USGS model code 13
Deposit model name Pegmatites

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -105.77892, 38.4564
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cotopaxi pegmatite region

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner W. H. Schaaf
    Home office Vallie

Reference information

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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Authoritative Colorado resources

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