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Beryl Lode

Producer in Boulder county in Colorado, United States with commodities Beryllium, Feldspar, Mica
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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. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10108358
MRDS ID DC05014
Record type Site
Current site name Beryl Lode

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.33726, 40.10895 (WGS84)
Relative position W 1/2

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boulder(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Boulder(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Estes Park(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greeley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

St. Vrain(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Boulder

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 02N 71W 27 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Primary
Feldspar Primary
Mica Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Feldspar Ore
Mica Ore
Quartz Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.33726, 40.10895
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: UNZONED PEGMATITES, 2 DIKES STRIKE N65W, DIP 10-15 NE. BARITE TO PEG. RATIO 1:5000, OTHER MINERALS MALACHITE, GARNET

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Left Hand Creek Pegmatite

Comments on the production information

  • QUANTITY OF ECONOMIC MINERALS SMALL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ARGALL, 1949, COLO. SCH. MINES QUART., V. 44, NO. 2, PG 52.

  • Deposit

    USBM, 1966, IC-8298, PG 23

  • Deposit

    USBM MINERAL EXAM FILE

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10,62

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEVELOPED BY SEVERAL TRENCHES, 2 ADITS, (CAVED BY 1955), A GLORY HOLE, AND A PIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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