Mine detail: Spikebuck Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

38.45334, -105.47058

Resource(B)

Primary:	Feldspar
Secondary:	Quartz, Mica, Beryllium
Ore:	Beryl, Microcline, Muscovite, Quartz
Gangue:	Biotite, Garnet, Jasper, Opal, Tourmaline
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1950

Production

Operation type:	Surface
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Migmatitic Gneiss
Host type:	Gneiss
Associated rock:	Granites, Amphibolites Associated With Gneiss
Associated type:	Amphibolite,Granite
Structure:	Northern Wet Mountains, Ne-Trending Faults
Tectonic:	Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)

References

MRDS	DC05743
DEP	10108445
Reference	{Deposit:: USBM MINERAL EXAM. FILE}{Deposit:: CONSERVATION DIV. RECORD DATA FILES}{Deposit:: TAYLOR,R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A. AND EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROYAL GORGE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-869, 1:62,500}{Deposit:: HANLEY, J.B., HEINRICH, E.W., AND PAGE, L.R., 1950, PEG MATITE INVESTIGATIONS IN COLORADO, WYOMING AND UTAH, 1942-1944; USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 227, P 41-42}
Reporter	Unknown, Collins, Donna B.