The Beryl Lode is a beryllium, feldspar, and mica mine located in Boulder 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, Feldspar, Mica
Lat, Long: 40.10897, -105.33667
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Beryl Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Beryl Lode
Commodity
Primary: Beryllium
Primary: Feldspar
Primary: Mica
Location
State: Colorado
County: Boulder
District: Left Hand Creek Pegmatite
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Beryl
Ore: Mica
Ore: Feldspar
Ore: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): QUANTITY OF ECONOMIC MINERALS SMALL
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: UNZONED PEGMATITES, 2 DIKES STRIKE N65W, DIP 10-15 NE. BARITE TO PEG. RATIO 1:5000, OTHER MINERALS MALACHITE, GARNET
Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPED BY SEVERAL TRENCHES, 2 ADITS, (CAVED BY 1955), A GLORY HOLE, AND A PIT
References
Reference (Deposit): ARGALL, 1949, COLO. SCH. MINES QUART., V. 44, NO. 2, PG 52.
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1966, IC-8298, PG 23
Reference (Deposit): USBM MINERAL EXAM FILE
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10,62
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