| Deposit ID | 10094629 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010245 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Poncha Pass Claim |
| Alternate or previous names | Lucky Nos. 1, 3 Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.1031, 38.43944 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2743 |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | 5.3 MILES S 15 W OF PONCHA SPRINGS MAIN INTERSECTION, Within 1 Mile Of Poncha Pass |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chaffee(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Poncha Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saguache(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Montrose(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
Pike and San Isabel National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Chaffee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 048N | 008E | 05 | Colorado |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Diopside | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ONE SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.17% WO3 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Interlayered Felsic And Hornblendic Gneisses |
| Rock description | Interlayered Felsic And Hornblendic Gneisses |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite |
| (1) | -106.1031, 38.43944 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northern Sangre De Cristo Range, Southern Sawatch Range, Arkansas Valley Graben |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Skarn Zone; Faults, Fractures |
| Strike | N 90 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Poncha Pass Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. L. Johnson |
| Home office | 1404 Hudson St. 'Denver, Co. |
| First year | 1972 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010245 |
BELSER, CARL, 1956, TUNGSTEN POTENTIAL IN CHAFFEE, FREMONT,GUNNISON, LAKE, LARIMER, PARK, AND SUMMIT COUNTIES, COLORADO: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7748, P. 3-7
TWETO, O. L., STEVEN, T. A., HAIL, W. J., JR., MOENCH; R. H., 1976, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MONTROSE 1 DEG X 2 DEG QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-761, 1:250,000.
SHARPS, T. I., 1965, TUNGSTEN IN COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL MINES MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN, V. 8, NO. 5, 16 P.
LEMMON, D. M. AND TWETO, O. L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES: USGS MAP MR-25, TEXT
BRADY, B. T., 1975, MAP SHOWING FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS IN COLORADO: USGS MAP MR-70, 1:500,000, TEXT
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-83 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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