| Deposit ID | 10101835 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010169 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mcguire Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Lone Lode |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.41308, 39.33193 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2697 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 21 MILES S 23 W FROM EVERGREEN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Park(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Windy Peak(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Park |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 008S | 072W | 23 | SE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Primary |
| Gemstone | Secondary |
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Tertiary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ilmenite | Gangue |
| Monazite | Gangue |
| Xenotime | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Pegmatite;Pikes Peak Granite | ||||
| Rock description | Pegmatite;Pikes Peak Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Rock unit name | Pegmatite;Pikes Peak Granite |
| Rock description | Pegmatite;Pikes Peak Granite |
| (1) | -105.41308, 39.33193 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Front Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Shawnee Fault |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 64.01M |
| Width | 48.77M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | South Platte Pegmatite District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010169 |
HAYNES, C.V., JR., 1965, GENESIS OF THE WHITE CLOUD AND RELATED PEGMATITES, SOUTH PLATTE AREA. JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO: GSA BULL., V. 76, NO. 4, P. 441-462.
BRYANT, BRUCE, AND OTHERS, 1981, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DENVER 1X2 QUADRANGLE, NORTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1163
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IRREGULAR PEGMATITE CONSISTS OF RELATIVELY THIN WALL ZONE OF QUARTZ-MICROCLINE-BIOTITE, CORE-MARGIN ZONE OF TOPAZ AND MONAZITE, CORE OF MICROCLINE-QUARTZ. SOUTHERN LOBE OF PEGMATITE CUTS ACROSS WNW-TRENDING APLITE DIKE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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