| Deposit ID | 10191707 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D004872 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0081190019 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Crystal Peak Topaz Prospects |
| Related records | 10010856, 10216204 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.28918, 38.9956 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2743 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Teller(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lake George(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Pikes Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Platte Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Teller |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 012 S | 071 W | 24 | W2 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gemstone | Tertiary |
| Semiprecious Gemstone | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Alabandite | Unknown |
| Albite | Unknown |
| Biotite | Unknown |
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| Columbite | Unknown |
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Goethite | Unknown |
| Kaolin | Unknown |
| Microcline | Unknown |
| Muscovite | Unknown |
| Orthoclase | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Topaz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -105.28918, 38.9956 |
|---|
| Area | 1HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| Year of first production | 1865 |
| District name | Crystal Peak |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0081190019 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D004872 | MAS references MRDS |
ECKEL, EDWIN D., 1961, MINERALS OF COLORADO: A 100-YEAR RECO
U.S. GEOL SURVEY BULL. 1114, PP 91.
HEINRICH, E. WM., 1953, ZONING IN PEGMATITE DISTRICTS: AM.
MINERALOGIST, V.38, N. 1 AND 2 PP. 76.
PEARL, R. M., 1958, COLORADO GEM AND MINERAL TRAILS: SAGE BO
PP. 108-113.
WHITE, GEORGE M., 1935, THE CRYSTAL PEAK REGION NEAR FLORRIS
COLORADO: ROCKS AND MINERALS, V. 10, A. 12, PP. 184-187.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Hite, Alan G. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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