Colorado · Park County
Occurrence

Blue Mountain Mine

Park County, Colorado, United States
CopperZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENSOID, TABULAR, PODS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Sphalerite
GangueMagnetite, Muscovite
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Granite · Biotite Gneiss
Associated rockPegmatite · Pikes Peak Granite
StructureFront Range, Tarryall Mountains, Puma Hills, Lake George Ring Dike Complex
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera, Southern Rocky Mtns
AlterationMigmatization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10013088
MRDS IDD009185
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.94056, -105.35252
References
HEINRICH, E.W., 1981, PRECAMBRIAN TUNGSTEN AND COPPER-ZINC SKARN DEPOSITS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: CGS RESOURCE SERIES 21, 115 P.SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C., AND WOBUS, R.A. 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1 DEGREES X 2 DEGREES QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.