The Crystal Peak Topaz Prospects is a mine located in Teller county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,999 feet.
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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: 8,999 Feet (2,743 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.9956, -105.28860
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Crystal Peak Topaz Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crystal Peak Topaz Prospects
Commodity
Tertiary: Gemstone
Tertiary: Semiprecious Gemstone
Tertiary: Tin
Location
State: Colorado
County: Teller
District: Crystal Peak
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Type: Unknown
Type: Unknown
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1865
Discovery Year: 1865
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
Unknown: Alabandite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Topaz
Unknown: Orthoclase
Unknown: Muscovite
Unknown: Microcline
Unknown: Kaolin
Unknown: Goethite
Unknown: Fluorite
Unknown: Columbite
Unknown: Cassiterite
Unknown: Albite
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION IS ONGOING
Comment (Geology): CASSITERITE REPORTED AS A MINOR OCCURRENCE IN PEGMATITES. PEGMATITE DEPOSITS MINED FOR THEIR GEM-QUALITY TOPAZ, SMOKY AND AMAZONITE. AREA HAS INTERMITTENT MINERAL PRODUCTION
References
Reference (Deposit): WHITE, GEORGE M., 1935, THE CRYSTAL PEAK REGION NEAR FLORRIS
Reference (Deposit): COLORADO: ROCKS AND MINERALS, V. 10, A. 12, PP. 184-187.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOL SURVEY BULL. 1114, PP 91.
Reference (Deposit): HEINRICH, E. WM., 1953, ZONING IN PEGMATITE DISTRICTS: AM.
Reference (Deposit): MINERALOGIST, V.38, N. 1 AND 2 PP. 76.
Reference (Deposit): PEARL, R. M., 1958, COLORADO GEM AND MINERAL TRAILS: SAGE BO
Reference (Deposit): PP. 108-113.
Reference (Deposit): ECKEL, EDWIN D., 1961, MINERALS OF COLORADO: A 100-YEAR RECO
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