Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlMajor Fault, Parallel And Antithetic Fractures In Hanging Wall
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueAmethyst, Barite, Chlorite, Hematite, Wad
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Campbell Mtn. Member Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite;Willow Creek Member Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite · Campbell Mtn. Member Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite;Willow Creek Member Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field; La Garita, Creede, And Bachelor Calderas, Creede Graben, Amethyst Fault Zone
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationChloritization, Fe And Mn Oxides, Sericitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1892
Identification
Deposit ID10012362
MRDS IDD007958
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.89445, -106.94423
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.