| Deposit ID | 10087818 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010166 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Oregon No. 1 Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Raleigh Peak Nos. 2 and 2a |
| Related records | 10118420 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.2228, 39.39443 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2307 |
| Relative position | 17.3 MILES S 18 E FROM EVERGREEN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Platte Canyon(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)
Federal lands
Pike and San Isabel National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 007S | 070W | 33 | NE OF SE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Ore |
| 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) | -105.2228, 39.39443 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Front Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Kennedy Gulch Fault Zone |
| General form | OVAL |
|---|---|
| Length | 45.72M |
| Width | 32M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | South Platte Pegmatite District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010166 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080590142 |
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO ZONED PEGMATITES CONSIST OF WALL ZONES OF QUARTZ-MICROCLINE-BIOTITE AND CORES OF MICROCLINE-QUARTZ. NE PEGMATITE CONTAINS CROSS-CUTTING SPECULAR HEMATITE REPLACEMENT UNIT NEAR OUTER MARGIN OF CORE. DIPS ON PEGMATITE WALLS TOWARD ITS CENTER INDICATES PINCHING OUT OR BOTTOMING OUT OF BODY AT DEPTH. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1993 | Spanski, Gregory T. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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