| Deposit ID | 10087822 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010176 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cooper Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Seerie Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.26697, 39.41277 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2210 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | 15.2 MILES S 11 E FROM EVERGREEN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pine(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 007S | 070W | 30 | SW OF NE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Primary |
| Quartz | Primary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Thorium | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Ore |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Topaz | 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) | -105.26697, 39.41277 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Front Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Pine Gulch Fault |
| General form | OVAL |
|---|---|
| Length | 67.06M |
| Width | 42.67M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1968 |
| District name | South Platte Pegmatite District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Colorado Decorative Lawn And Stone |
| Home office | Denver, Co. |
| First year | 1968 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dave Seerie |
| Home office | Denver, Co. |
| First year | 1968 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010176 |
PETERSON, W.L., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE PLATTE CANYON QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS BULL, 1181-C, 23 P., 1 PL.
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, 1974, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PINE QUADRANGLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-598
COLO. DIV. MINES ANN. OPERATOR REPTS.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LARGE WELL ZONED PEGMATITE CONSISTS OF WALL ZONE OF QUARTZ-MICROCLINE-BIOTITE, INTERMEDIATE ZONE OF MICROCLINE, LARGE CORE OF MICROCLINE-QUARTZ; MINOR RAE/FLUORITE REPLACEMENT AND MINOR THOROGUMMITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-83 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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