Commodities
PrimaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlFault/Shear Zone; Ilse Fault
Geology
Host rockGranite · Undivided Gneiss
StructureWet Mountains, Ilse Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera, Southern Rockies
AlterationExtensive Oxidation And Other Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10012905
MRDS IDD008912
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.18251, -105.21529
References
HUNTER, J.F., 1915, SOME CERUSITE DEPOSITS IN CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY: USGS BULLETIN 580, P. 25-37.SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C. AND WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1 DEGREE X 2 DEGREES QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP 1-1022, 1:250,000