The Parakeet is a beryllium mine located in Chaffee county, Colorado.
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Parakeet MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Parakeet
Commodity
Primary: Beryllium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Chaffee
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Phenacite
Ore: Beryl
Comments
Comment (Production): APPROX. 35 T. HAND CABLED ORE. PRESENT (8/1/58) APPROX. 2 T CABLED ORE PER WEEK
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: TWO TYPES OF DEPOSITS: VEIN-FILLINGS AND ALPINE PEGMATITES. BERYL, PHENACITE, PURPLE FLUORITE, & MOLYBDENITE OCCUR IN DISSEM. & VEINLETS IN GREISENIZED GRANITE ACCOMPANIED BY IRON STAINING. THE BERYL-BEARING VEINS EXTEND S 70 W ALONG A HIGH RIDGE. ONE SET OF PITS STRIKE N 30 W, DIP 85 NE, ANOTHER SET STRIKES N 30 E, DIPS 35 SE.
References
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10,64
Reference (Deposit): FOR FURTHER INFO. SEE WM. N. SHARP, USGS
Reference (Deposit): USBM MINERAL EXAM. FILE
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