Distribution of beryllium, tin, and tungsten in the Lake George area, Colorado

Circular 597
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Abstract

Complex ore deposits are spatially associated with granitic bodies of Precambrian age in the Lake George area, Colorado. They include greisens that contain high concentrations of beryllium and subordinate amounts of tin, tungsten, and other metals associated with the Redskin Granite. Scheelite deposits in calc-silicate rocks and greisen deposits near Tappan Mountain that contain tin and tungsten minerals are associated with the Silver Plume (?) Granite. Samples of stream sediments and soils locally show anomalous concentrations of beryllium, tin, copper, lead, and molybdenum. Some of the areas of anomalous concentrations correlate with known deposits; others do not, and this fact suggests that further prospecting is warranted.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Distribution of beryllium, tin, and tungsten in the Lake George area, Colorado
Series title Circular
Series number 597
DOI 10.3133/cir597
Year Published 1968
Language ENGLISH
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Description iii, 18 p.
Country United States
State Colorado
County Park County
Other Geospatial Lake George
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