| Deposit ID | 10013730 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010188 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ramstetter Ranch Prospect |
| Related records | 10166392 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.31447, 39.7911 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2416 |
| Relative position | 5.5 MILES N 65 W FROM GOLDEN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ralston Buttes(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Denver West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Clear(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 | 003S | 071W | 15 | SE OF NE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Feldspar | Tertiary |
| Quartz | Tertiary |
| Mica | Tertiary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bismuthinite | Ore |
| Bismutite | Ore |
| Chrysoberyl | Ore |
| Microcline | Ore |
| Muscovite | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Granitic Pegmatite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Granitic Pegmatite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist |
| Rock unit name | Idaho Springs-Mica Schist Unit |
| Rock description | Idaho Springs-Mica Schist Unit |
| (1) | -105.31447, 39.7911 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Front Range Uplift, Denver Basin |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Junction Ranch Fault System, Hurricane Hill Fault System |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Length | 15.24M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Clear Creek Pegmatite Province |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010188 |
RANDALL, J.S., 1886, MINERALS OF COLORADO: GEORGETOWN, CO, 49 P.
ECKEL, E.B., 1961, MINERALS OF COLORADO-A 100-YEAR RECORD: USGS BULL. 1114, P. 77
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1993 | Spanski, Gregory T. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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