| Deposit ID | 10094341 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D004978 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | West Tungsten Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.52308, 38.73444 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Park(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Thirtyone 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 | 15S | 73W | 23 | NE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Sphene | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Biotite Gneiss | ||||
| Rock description | Biotite Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite) |
| (1) | -105.52308, 38.73444 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Guffey Volcanic Center |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Currant Creek Fault Zone And Related North And Northwest-Trending Faults Intersecting Ne-Trending Faults |
| General form | PODLIKE, LENSOID |
|---|---|
| Strike | N OR NW |
| Dip | STEEP TO VERTICAL |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Guffey (Freshwater) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Clyde West |
| Home office | Guffey, Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D004978 |
TWETO OGDEN 1960 SCHEELITE IN THE PRECAMBRIAN GNEISSES OF COLORADO; ECON, GEOL. BULL. NO. 55 P. 1423
BEVER, J.E. 1954, GEOLOGY OF THE GUFFEY AREA, COLORADO, UNIV. OF MICH. PHD THESIS
EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A. AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BLACK MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND PARK COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1195, 1:62,500.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Foord, Suzann C | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1982 | Collins, Donna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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