| Deposit ID | 10094632 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010343 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lucky Boy Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.37558, 39.07222 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2545 |
| Relative position | 6.3 MILES N 07 W OF LAKE GEORGE (TOWN) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Park(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tarryall(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bailey(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Platte Headwaters(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Park |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 011S | 071W | 19 | SE OF SW | Colorado |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Wolframite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Silver Plume Granite, Tappan Mountain Stock | ||||||||
| Rock description | Silver Plume Granite, Tappan Mountain Stock | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Idaho Springs Formation |
| Rock description | Idaho Springs Formation |
| (1) | Biotitic gneiss, schist, and migmatite |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tarryall Mountains, Front Range, Badger Flats |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Badger Flats Fault, Round Mountain Syncline, Minor Faults, Intrusives |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| District name | Tappan Mountain Area, Badger Flats Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.263HA |
| Overall length | 182.88M |
| Overall width | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010343 |
LEMMON, D.M. AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES: USGS MAP MR-25.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1983 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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