| Deposit ID | 10013816 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010326 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hide Above Lode |
| Alternate or previous names | Big Diggings |
| Related records | 10264299 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.38448, 40.46887 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2981 |
| Relative position | 9.8 MILES N 40 E FROM ESTES PARK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Larimer(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Glen Haven(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Estes Park(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Greeley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Thompson(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Larimer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 006N | 071W | 18 | SE OF NE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Lithium Critical | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Beryl | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Triphylite | Gangue |
| Uraninite | Gangue |
| Result | RADIATION RANGE 0.5 TO 1.0 MR/HR |
|---|---|
| Result | SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.045 TO 0.046 % EQUIV U308 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Tonalite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Rock unit name | Pegmatite;Tonalite (Quartz Diorite) |
| Rock description | Pegmatite;Tonalite (Quartz Diorite) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist |
| Rock unit name | Metasedimentary Rocks-Mica Schist;Pegmatite |
| Rock description | Metasedimentary Rocks-Mica Schist;Pegmatite |
| (1) | -105.38448, 40.46887 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Front Range Uplift |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Thompson Canyon Fault, Mt Olympus Batholith, Ne-Trending Folds |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1958 |
| District name | Crystal Mountain (Storm Mountain) Pegmatite District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | National Beryl And Mining Co. |
| Home office | Estes Park, Co. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 1.83M |
| Overall length | 3.05M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010326 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080690076 |
THURSTON, W.R., 1955, PEGMATITES OF THE CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, LARIMER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1011, 185 P., 13 PLS.
MEEVES, H.C., AND OTHERS, 1966, RECONNAISSANCE OF BERYLLIUM-BEARING PEGMATITE DEPOSITS IN SIX WESTERN STATES: USBM IC-8298, P. 30.
COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS.
COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS.; NELSON-MOORE AND OTHERS, 1978
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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