Mine detail: Feldspar Mine

Previously called 'Feldspar Lode'

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Location

Lat / long:

38.23751, -105.25196

Resource(B)

Primary:	Barium-Barite
Secondary:	Lead
Tertiary:	Feldspar
Ore:	Barite

Production

Operation type:	Surface
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer
Production years:	1916, 1944

Geology

Host rock:	Undivided Gneiss
Host type:	Gneiss
Structure:	Wet Mountains
Tectonic:	Central Cordillera, Southern Rocky Mtns

References

MRDS	DC01571
DEP	10108124
Reference	{Deposit:: ARGALL, 1949, COLO. SCH. MINES QUART., V. 44, NO. 2, P. 34}{Deposit:: SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C., AND WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1 DEG X 2 DEG QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.}{Deposit:: CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 11,69}
Reporter	Unknown, Collins, Donna B.