| Deposit ID | 10013097 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009197 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Baumer Pegmatite Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.48947, 38.70833 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2606 |
| Relative position | 3.4 MILES S 30 E FROM GUFFEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Park(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cover 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)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CO)
Bureau of Land Management CO BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Park |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 015S | 072W | 31 | NW OF NE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Thorium | Primary |
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Allanite | Ore |
| Euxenite | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Microcline | Gangue |
| Plagioclase | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Boulder Creek Granite; Quartz Diorite Of Boulder Creek Age |
| Rock description | Boulder Creek Granite; Quartz Diorite Of Boulder Creek Age |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Biotite Gneiss |
| Rock description | Biotite Gneiss |
| (1) | -105.48947, 38.70833 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Currant Creek Fault/Fault Zone |
| General form | POD-LIKE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 35 W |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Plunge direction | NW |
| Length | 18.29M |
| Width | 4.57M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| District name | Guffey Area/Micanite Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Length | 13.72M |
| Overall depth | 1.83M |
| Overall length | 13.72M |
| Overall width | 3.05M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009197 |
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
WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C. AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COVER MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, FREMONT, PARK AND TELLER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1179, 1:62,500
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE PEGMATITE CONSISTS OF TWO UNITS: A WALL ZONE OF REDDISH MICROCLINE, WHITE PLAGIOCLASE (AB 87) AND COLORLESS QUARTZ TO 4 INCHES LONG, AND A CORE OF QUARTZ AND LIGHT RED MICROCLINE WITH BIOTITE ALTERED TO CHLORITE. EUXENITE ASSOCIATED WITH MINOR MONAZITE MOSTLY IN WALL ZONE NEAR CORE. RADIOACTIVE ILMENITE ENCLOSED IN PARALLEL SHEAFS FO BIOTITE IN CORE ALONG ITS MARGINS. ALLANITE IN QUARTZ PEGMATITE CUT BY BIOTITE BLADES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1982 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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