Beryl Gem Claims

The Beryl Gem Claims is a beryllium, tantalum, and niobium (columbium) mine located in Chaffee 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

Name: Beryl Gem Claims  

State:  Colorado

County:  Chaffee

Elevation:

Commodity: Beryllium, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium)

Lat, Long: 38.67316, -106.34367

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Beryl Gem Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Beryl Gem Claims


Commodity

Primary: Beryllium
Primary: Tantalum
Primary: Niobium (Columbium)


Location

State: Colorado
County: Chaffee
District: Mt Antero


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Beryl
Ore: Microlite
Ore: Phenacite


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE GRANITE CONTAINS NUMEROUS SMALL, CLOSELY ASSOCIATED BERYLLIUM-RICH PEGMATITES & VEINS CONTAINING BERYL, PHENACITE, BERTRANDITE, MOLYBDENITE, FLUORITE


References

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,64

Reference (Deposit): USBM MINERAL EXAM. FILE


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