| Deposit ID | 10013738 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010197 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Old Soda Creek School Pegmatite |
| Related records | 10142304 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.3803, 39.7086 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2347 |
| Relative position | 8 MILES S 63 W FROM GOLDEN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Saddleback Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Denver West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Clear(hydrologic unit)
South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 004S | 071W | 18 | NW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Primary |
| Tantalum Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cleavelandite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Microcline | Ore |
| Microlite | Ore |
| Tantalite | Ore |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Pegmatite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Pegmatite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Idaho Springs Formation---Hornblende Gneiss And Amphibolite |
| Rock description | Idaho Springs Formation---Hornblende Gneiss And Amphibolite |
| (1) | -105.3803, 39.7086 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Front Range Uplift, Denver Basin |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Floyd Hill Fault Zone |
| General form | POD |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 152.4M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1939 |
| Year of first production | 1941 |
| District name | Clear Creek Pegmatite Province |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010197 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080590141 |
SHERIDAN, D.M., AND MARSH, S.P., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SQUAW PASS QUADRANGLE, CLEAR CREEK, JEFFERSON, AND GILPIN COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1337
MEEVES, H.C., AND OTHERS, 1966, RECONNAISSANCE OF BERYLLIUM-BEARING PEGMATITE DEPOSITS IN SIX WESTERN STATES: USBM IC-8298, P. 29.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ZONED PEGMATITE STRIKES N 60 TO 90 W, DIPS NEAR VERTICAL, OVAL POD SHAPE. DISCONTINUOUS QUARTZ CORE WITH WALL ZONES OF DISCONTINUOUS GRAPHIC K-FELDSPAR. BIOTITE IN ALL ZONES. MALACHITE STAINS ON MICA. BLADED TANTALITE AND MINUTE GRAINS OF MICROLITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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