Geologic information
Identification information
| Deposit ID |
10038159 |
| MRDS ID |
M045450 |
| MAS/MILS ID |
560010119 |
| Record type |
Site |
| Current site name |
Columbine Mine |
| Included sites |
Centennial Ridge District |
Comments on the site identification
Geographic coordinates
| Point of reference |
Main Entrance |
|
Geographic coordinates:
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-106.18806, 41.26444 (WGS84)
|
| Elevation |
2713 |
| Location accuracy |
10(meters)
|
| Relative position |
APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MI SOUTHWEST OF CENTENNIAL. Mine on topo corresponds with mine labeled Columbine on p. 1 of McCallum (1968, PR-7). |
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Geographic areas
| Country |
State |
County |
| United States |
Wyoming |
Albany |
Public Land Survey System information
| Meridian |
Township |
Range |
Section |
Fraction |
State |
| 6th Principal |
015N |
078W |
17 |
SW4 |
Wyoming |
Comments on the location information
- IN MEDICINE BOW NATIONAL FOREST
Commodities
| Commodity |
Importance |
| Copper |
Primary |
| Silver |
Secondary |
| Platinum |
Tertiary |
| Gold |
Tertiary |
Comments on the commodity information
- PRESENCE OF PLATINUM AND GOLD NOT VERIFIED
- UNVERIFIED REPORT OF PT
- IRON AND COPPER SUFIDES FOUND IN DUMP [FROM DELETED RECORD 10302346 = 0560010119].
Materials information
| Materials |
Type of material |
| Chalcopyrite |
Ore |
| Chrysocolla |
Ore |
| Gold |
Ore |
| Malachite |
Ore |
| Pyrite |
Ore |
Host and associated rocks
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Metamorphic Rock
> Schist |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Neoproterozoic |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Neoproterozoic |
|
Geologic structures
| Type of structure |
Regional |
| Structure description |
Mullen Creek-Nash Fork Shear Zone |
Ore body information
| General form |
VEIN, SHEAR ZONE |
Controls for ore emplacement
Comments on the geologic information
- BEDROCK IS DECOMPOSED GRANITE AND SOME CLAY. GRAVEL USUALLY <1 FT IN DIAMETER; CLASSIFIED AS FINE AND MEDIUM. GOLD IS FINE, LYING MOSTLY ON BEDROCK OR WITHIN 1-2 FT OF IT.
