Northern View, Rose of Sharon

The Northern View, Rose of Sharon is a feldspar and bismuth mine located in Chaffee county, Colorado.

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

Name: Northern View, Rose of Sharon

State:  Colorado

County:  Chaffee

Elevation:

Commodity: Feldspar, Bismuth

Lat, Long: 38.84806, -105.96750

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Northern View, Rose of Sharon MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Northern View, Rose of Sharon


Commodity

Primary: Feldspar
Primary: Bismuth


Location

State: Colorado
County: Chaffee


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Feldspar


Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): USBM MINERAL EXAM FILE

Reference (Deposit): ARGALL, 1949, COLO. SCH. MINES QUART. V 44, NO. 2

Reference (Deposit): HANLEY AND OTHERS, 1950, USGS PP 227

Reference (Deposit): 3A) MICROFILM DOCUMENTS 9970 AND 12695, BR. MIN. DEP. LIBRARY

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,64


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