Lone Pine Feldspar Quarry (Claim: Lone Pine; MS 20867), Devils Head Pegmatite Mining District, Douglas County, Colorado, USAi
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Lone Pine Feldspar Quarry (Claim: Lone Pine; MS 20867) | Quarry |
Devils Head Pegmatite Mining District | Mining District |
Douglas County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 9' 25'' North , 105° 3' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Westcreek | 129 (2011) | 9.2km |
Perry Park | 1,646 (2011) | 12.4km |
Palmer Lake | 2,590 (2017) | 12.7km |
Larkspur | 194 (2017) | 16.7km |
Monument | 6,420 (2017) | 17.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Lake George Gem & Mineral club | Lake George, Colorado | 33km |
Colorado Springs Mineral Society | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 41km |
Mindat Locality ID:
69064
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:69064:8
GUID (UUID V4):
91214508-e21e-44c2-968a-4763688838f1
Ref.: Meeves, H., et al (1966), Reconnaissance of beryllium-bearing pegmatite deposits in six western states, US Bur. Mines Info. Circ. 8298: 25 (Table A-1).
A mine located in the NW¼ NE¼ sec. 25, T.10., R.69W.
Mineralization is is an irregular pegmatite mass in granite.
Workings are a large open cut.
REF:Deposit:: MEEVES, H.C., AND OTHERS, 1966, RECONNAISSANCE OF BERYLLIUM-BEARING PEGMATITE DEPOSITS IN SIX WESTERN STATES: USBM IC-8298, P. 24-25.
Deposit:: BRYANT, BRUCE, AND OTHERS, 1981, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DENVER 1X2 QUADRANGLE, NORTH-CENTRAL COLORADO:
Commodities (Major) - Feldspar; (Trace) - Thorium, Niobium (Columbium), REE
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Pegmatite
Structure: Perry Park-Jarre Canyon Fault, Manitou Park Half Graben, Front Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith, Rampart Range Uplift
Host Rock: Granite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ 'Parisite' Formula: Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 |
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group' Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
ⓘ Thorite Formula: Th(SiO4) |
ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) Formula: Y(PO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | 'Pyrochlore Group' | 4.00. | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Xenotime-(Y) | 8.AD.35 | Y(PO4) |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Thorite | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) |
ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Parisite' | - | Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Parisite | Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
O | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
O | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
O | ⓘ Parisite | Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Parisite | Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Parisite | Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 |
Y | Yttrium | |
Y | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
Nb | Niobium | |
Nb | ⓘ Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
La | Lanthanum | |
La | ⓘ Parisite | Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 |
Ce | Cerium | |
Ce | ⓘ Parisite | Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 |
Nd | Neodymium | |
Nd | ⓘ Parisite | Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2 |
Th | Thorium | |
Th | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
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