Van Buskirk Pegmatite

The Van Buskirk Pegmatite is a feldspar mine located in Fremont county, Colorado at an elevation of 6,401 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

Name: Van Buskirk Pegmatite  

State:  Colorado

County:  Fremont

Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)

Commodity: Feldspar

Lat, Long: 38.48056, -105.31028

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Van Buskirk Pegmatite MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Van Buskirk Pegmatite
Secondary: Van Buskirk Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Feldspar
Secondary: Mica
Secondary: Beryllium


Location

State: Colorado
County: Fremont
District: Eight Mile Park District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available


Workings

Type: Unknown


Ownership

Owner Name: Magnusson And Sons
Years: 1948 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1945
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Colorado Piedmont


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Pegmatites


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Southern Front Range, Canon City Embayment, Eightmile Park

Type: L
Description: Ne - Trending Faults


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Beryl
Ore: Muscovite
Ore: Microcline
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Biotite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1940'S

Comment (Location): NORTH OF ARKANSAS RIVER, NW OF MEYERS MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976)

Comment (Workings): SMALL PITS, 2 LONG CUTS, 3 TRENCHES, PIT


References

Reference (Deposit): TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A. AND EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROYAL GORGE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-869, 1:250,000

Reference (Deposit): HEINRICH, E.W., 1948, PEGMATITES OF EIGHT MILE PARK, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO: THE AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 33, NOS. 7-10, P. 420-448, 550-587


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