Commodities
PrimarySilver
Commodity typeM
Geology
Host rockQuartz Latite · Nelson Mtn. Quartz Latite;Rat Creek Quartz Latite
Associated rockQuartz Latite · Nelson Mtn. Quartz Latite;Rat Creek Quartz Latite
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field; La Garita, Creede, And Bachelor Calderas, Creede Graben; Major Branch Of Amethyst Fault Zone; Creede Graben
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10012361
MRDS IDD007954
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.91251, -106.95395
References
EMMONS, W.H., AND LARSEN, E.S. 1923, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CREEDE DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 718, 198 P.STEVEN, T.A., AND RATTE, J.C., 1965, GEOLOGY AND STRUCTURAL CONTROL OF ORE DEPOSITION IN THE CREEDE DISTRICT, SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 487, 90 P.LINDEMANN, J.W., AND OTHERS, EDS., 1981, FIELD TRIP NOTES, CREEDE MINING DISTRICT, SAN JUAN VOLCANIC PROVINCE, COLORADO: DENVER REGIONAL EXPLORATION GEOLOGISTS SOC. GUIDEBOOKCLARK, V.V., 1934, A GEOLOGICAL STUDY WITH HISTORICAL NOTES OF CREEDE MINES, INC.: UNPUB. REPT. IN COLO. DIV. MINES FILES, 30 P.