The Santa Fe Mt., Sawmill Gulch is a beryllium, garnet, feldspar, and mica mine located in Clear Creek 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Beryllium, Garnet, Feldspar, Mica
Lat, Long: 39.71889, -105.47306
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Santa Fe Mt., Sawmill Gulch MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Santa Fe Mt., Sawmill Gulch
Commodity
Primary: Beryllium
Primary: Garnet
Primary: Feldspar
Primary: Mica
Location
State: Colorado
County: Clear Creek
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Beryl
Ore: Garnet
Ore: Biotite
Ore: Feldspar
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: IRREGULAR TABULAR PEGMATITE, N 80 W VERTICAL, MINERALS: WHITE MICROCLINE, GRAY TO WHITE QTZ, BUFF-COLORED ALBITE, BIOTITE, SPESSARTITE GARNET, MAGNETITE, BLUE TO GREEN BERYL
References
Reference (Deposit): 3) USGS P.P. 227, 1950, P. 30
Reference (Deposit): 3A) USBM MIN. EXAM. FILE, DENVER
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 6,63
Reference (Deposit): USBM 1966, IC 8298 PG 24
Reference (Deposit): G S A VOL. 65, NO 2, TABLE 1, 1954
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