| Deposit ID | 10013023 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009084 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Meyers Ranch |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.59586, 38.79306 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2804 |
| Relative position | 5 MILES N 53 W OF GUFFEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Park(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Thirtynine Mile Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Pikes Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Arkansas Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Park |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 014S | 073W | 31 | NE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Primary |
| Mica | Primary |
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Primary |
| Tantalum Critical | Secondary |
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Thorium | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Beryl | Ore |
| Bismutite | Ore |
| Columbite | Ore |
| Microcline | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Plagioclase | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Schorlite | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Unknown |
| Result | COLUMBITE SAMPLE ANALYZED 48.28% CB205, 26.53% TA205, 2.64% T102, 0.19% SN02 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Biotite Gneiss |
| Rock description | Biotite Gneiss |
| (1) | -105.59586, 38.79306 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Thirty Nine Mile Volcanic Field, Guffey Volcanic Center |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Currant Creek Fault Zone, Other Faults |
| General form | OVOID LENS |
|---|---|
| Length | 114.3M |
| Width | 39.62M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1908 |
| Discoverer | Alonzo Macdonald |
| Year of first production | 1908 |
| District name | Guffey Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009084 |
HEINRICH, E.W. AND BEVER, J.E., 1957, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUFFEY AREA, PARK AND FREMONT COUNTIES, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL MINES QUARTERLY, V.52, NO. 4, P. 23-35.
EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A. AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GUFFEY QUADRANGLE, PARK COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1180, 1:62,500.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WALL ZONE OF MEDIUM-GRAINED QUARTZ-MICROCLINE-PLAGIOCLASE- MUSCOVITE-GARNET; CORE ZONE OF MASSIVE WHITE QUARTZ, MICROCLINE; ORE MINERALS BETWEEN ZONES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1982 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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