Mine detail: Unnamed Pegmatite

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Location: Fremont County, Colorado, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.48112, -105.62002
dep_id: 10010897
mrds_id: D004971
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Beryllium
Minor mineral: Lithium
Operation type: Surface
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Beryl, Lepidolite
model: 33: Be-Li pegmatites
Reporter: Foord, Suzann C, Collins, Donna B.
hrock_unit: Migmatitic Gneiss
hrock_type: Gneiss
Structure: Northern Wet Mountains, Texas Creek Fault
tectonic: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
References:
  • Deposit:: VERBAL COMMUNICATION - RICHARD B. TAYLOR
  • Deposit:: TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COTOPAXI 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-900, 1:62,500.
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