Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver, Gold
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model{85: Polymetallic veins}
Deposit sizeL
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Gold
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Migmatite,Pegmatite · Idaho Springs Formation
Associated rockPorphyry
Structure"ore shoots localized at vein intersections and by changes in strike or dip of vein"
Alteration"wall rocks are silicified, sericitized, bleached, and pyritized"
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10009774
MRDS IDD002968
Alternate namesLamartine Group (R. E. Lee, Chloride, Collateral, St. Louis, Silver Queen, Money Musk, Financier, La, Lamartine Shaft Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.73249, -105.61448
References
{Deposit:: Harrison, J. E., and Wells, J. D., 1956, Geology and ore deposits of the Freeland-Lamartine district, Clear Creek County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1032-B, pp. 33-127.}{Deposit:: Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.}{Deposit:: Spurr, J. E., Garrey, G. H., and Ball, S. H., 1908, Economic geology of the Georgetown quadrangle, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 63, 422 p.}{Deposit:: BLM CONNECTING SHEETS}{Deposit:: CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 11,69}