Colorado · Saguache County
Occurrence
Porphyry Peak Alunite Deposit
Saguache County, Colorado, United States
Aluminum
Titanium
Metal
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Commodities
Tertiary
Aluminum, Titanium, Metal
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Materials
Ore minerals
Alunite, Rutile
Gangue
Jasper, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Rhyolite · Porphyry Peak Rhyolite
Associated rock
Rhyolite · Porphyry Peak Rhyolite
Structure
Sawatch Range, San Juan Volcanic Field, Rio Grande Rift, Bonanza Caldera
Tectonic setting
Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Alteration
Silicification; Intense Solfataric Alteration
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10012933
MRDS ID
D008956
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
38.34251, -106.16282
References
BURBANK, W.S., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BONANZA MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 169, P