| Deposit ID | 10094514 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008884 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Beryl Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.74614, 38.09362 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2896 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 15.2 MILES S47E OF VILLA GROVE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Saguache(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rito Alto Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canon City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Luis(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Rio Grande National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Saguache |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 044N | 011E | 03 | NE | Colorado |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorspar | Ore |
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 174 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 26b |
| Deposit model name | Fluorspar deposits (fluorite veins) |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Harding Sandstone (Quartzite) | ||||
| Rock description | Harding Sandstone (Quartzite) | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -105.74614, 38.09362 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | thrust fault western flank of Sangre de Cristo range |
| Structure description | Gibson Peak Syncline |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | Sangre De Cristo Range, Rio Grande Rift |
| Width | 0.61M |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008884 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0081090041 | data consolidated into this record |
BRADY, B.T., 1975, MAP SHOWING FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS IN COLORADO: USGS MR-70.
SCOTT, G.R., AND TAYLOR, R.B., 1974, RECONNAISSACNE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ELECTRIC PEAK QUADRANGLE, CUSTER AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MF-628
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2-FT-WIDE VEIN OF COARSELY CRYSTALLINE FLOURSPAR TRENDS N15W, 75 SW AND IS COMPOSED OF 60% FLUORITE, 40% QUARTZITE AND CHERT BRECCIA FRAGMENTS; LOCAL POCKETS OF PSILOMELANE, OTHER MN OXIDES, AND BOXWORK QUARTZ. THIS DESCRIPTION AND GEOLOGIC MAP SUGGEST THAT VEIN OCCURS IN ORDOVICIAN HARDING SANDSTONE THAT BECAUSE OF LOCAL FAULTING AHS BECOME AN ORTHOQUARTZITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1982 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 10-JUN-2005 | Keller, John W. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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