The Unidentified Rare Earth Occurence is a feldspar mine located in Chaffee county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,380 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 9,380 Feet (2,859 Meters)
Commodity: Feldspar
Lat, Long: 38.90528, -106.98667
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Unidentified Rare Earth Occurence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unidentified Rare Earth Occurence
Commodity
Primary: Feldspar
Secondary: Uranium
Secondary: REE
Location
State: Colorado
County: Chaffee
District: Trout Creek Pass Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Mosquito Range, Arkansas Valley Graben
Type: L
Description: Nnw-Trending Trout Creek Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Monazite
Ore: Microcline
Ore: Euxenite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 0.5 MILE SW ALONG ROAD FROM TROUT CREEK PASS, NEAR LARGE SOUTHWARD BEND IN ROAD ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976); PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = MONTROSE 1:250000
References
Reference (Deposit): PARKER, RAYMOND L., 1963, NIOBIUM AND TANTALUM IN THE UNITED STATES, USGS MINERAL INVESTIGATION RESOURCE MAP MR-36
Reference (Deposit): SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 10 X 20 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.
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