The Van Buskirk Pegmatite is a feldspar mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,401 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Feldspar
Lat, Long: 38.48056, -105.31028
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Van Buskirk Pegmatite MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Van Buskirk Pegmatite
Secondary: Van Buskirk Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Feldspar
Secondary: Mica
Secondary: Beryllium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Eight Mile Park District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: Magnusson And Sons
Years: 1948 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1945
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Colorado Piedmont
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Pegmatites
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Southern Front Range, Canon City Embayment, Eightmile Park
Type: L
Description: Ne - Trending Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Beryl
Ore: Muscovite
Ore: Microcline
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Biotite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1940'S
Comment (Location): NORTH OF ARKANSAS RIVER, NW OF MEYERS MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)
Comment (Workings): SMALL PITS, 2 LONG CUTS, 3 TRENCHES, PIT
References
Reference (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, 1:250,000
Reference (Deposit): HEINRICH, E.W., 1948, PEGMATITES OF EIGHT MILE PARK, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO: THE AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 33, NOS. 7-10, P. 420-448, 550-587
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