Colorado · Alamosa County
Occurrence

Swab Mine

Alamosa County, Colorado, United States
GoldCopperSilverMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
SecondarySilver
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Granodiorite Gneiss
StructureSierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift Zone, Ft. Garland Embayment, Sangre De Cristo Frontal Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10011674
MRDS IDD006759
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.54363, -105.52807
References
VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLO. MINERAL RESOURCES BD., P. 31ECKEL, E.B., 1961, USGS BULL. 1114, P. 322-323.HENDERSON, C.W., 1926, USGS PROF. PAPER 138, P. 110JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP 1-558.