Crystal Peak Topaz Prospects

The Crystal Peak Topaz Prospects is a mine located in Teller county, Colorado at an elevation of 8,999 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

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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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