| Deposit ID | 10013503 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009846 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Devil's Hole Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Zingheim Quarry, Wild Rose Claim, Federal Quarry |
| Related records | 10190995 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.58641, 38.4714 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2438 |
| Relative position | 4.0 MILES N 04 W OF TEXAS CREEK (TOWN) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fremont(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Echo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canon City(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 | Fremont |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 018S | 073W | 20 | SE OF NW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Primary |
| Mica | Primary |
| Beryllium Critical | Secondary |
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Secondary |
| Tantalum Critical | Secondary |
| Quartz | Secondary |
| Stone | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Beryl | Ore |
| Feldspar | Ore |
| Mica | Ore |
| Columbite | Ore |
| Tantalite | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Model code | 32 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 13 |
| Deposit model name | Pegmatites |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Quartz Monzonite Of Silver Plume Age | ||||||
| Rock description | Quartz Monzonite Of Silver Plume Age | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Migmatitic Gneiss |
| Rock description | Migmatitic Gneiss |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| (1) | -105.58641, 38.4714 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Southern Front Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Near Offshoot To Ne Of Nnw-Trending Texas Creek Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N-S |
| Dip | 30-45 W |
| Plunge direction | SOUTH |
| Thickness | 60.96M |
| Length | 126.49M |
| Width | 60.96M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 60.96M |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1922 |
| Discoverer | J.D. Endicott |
| Year of last production | 1944 |
| District name | Devils Hole Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Earl E. Zingheim |
| Home office | Canon City, Co. |
| First year | 1922 |
| Last year | 1950 |
| Year | 1950 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1922-1950 |
| Material | Beryl |
| Ore mined | 280mt |
| Accuracy | Accurate |
| Year | 1950 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1922-1950 |
| Material | coumbite-tantalite |
| Ore mined | 91000g |
| Accuracy | Accurate |
| Year | 1950 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1922-1950 |
| Material | scrap mica |
| Ore mined | 1500mt |
| Accuracy | Accurate |
| Year | 1950 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1922-1950 |
| Material | Feldspar |
| Ore mined | 15300mt |
| Accuracy | Accurate |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.526HA |
| Length | 164.59M |
| Overall depth | 22.86M |
| Overall length | 91.44M |
| Overall width | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009846 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 008043025 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080430113 |
MEEVES, H.C. HARRER, C.M., SALSBURY, M.H., KONSELMAN, A.S. AND SHANNON, S.S. JR., 1966, RECONNAISSANCE OF BERYLLIUM-BEARING PEGMATITE DEPOSITS IN SIX WESTERN STATES; ARIZONA, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH AND WYOMING: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8298, P. 7-9, 26.
TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A. AND EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COTOPAXI 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-900, 1:62,500
HANLEY, J.B., 1947, PEGMATITES, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO, PART II: COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 466-470
STERRETT, D.B., 1923, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULLETIN 740, P. 49-56.
HEINRICH, E.W. AND VIAN, R.W., 1965, THE CHIEF LITHIUM PEGMATITE, DEVILS HOLE, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO: THE AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 50, NOS. 1-2, P. 96-104
HANLEY, J.B. AND OTHERS, 1950
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LARGEST KNOWN PEGMATITE DEPOSIT IN DISTRICT; ZONED IN SOUTHERN PART OF DEPOSIT WITH WALL ZONE OF QUARTZ MICRO CLINE-MUSCOVITE ALBITE PEGMATITE, AN INTERMEDIATE ZONE OF MUSCOVITE-ALBITE-QUARTZ PEGMATITE AND A CORE OF MASSIVE MICROCLINE AND QUARTZ PEGMATITE; THE BERYL AND COLUMBITE-TANTALITE ARE FOUND PRIMARILY IN THE INTERMEDIATE ZONE OF THE PEGMATITE. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1982 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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