Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Silver
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlBedding Plane Fault, Later Less-Steep Cross-Faults, Later High-Angle Normal Fault
Geology
Host rockShale,Dolomite · Leadville Limestone (Redcliff Member);Belden Formation
Associated rockGranite · Aplite Porphyry
StructureSawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, White River Uplift, Elk Uplift, Silver Fault, Clark Fault, Gibson Fault, Emma Fault, Smuggler Fault, Della Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
AlterationNear-Complete Oxidation Of Zn Ore; Dolomitization; Ferration,
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10013381
MRDS IDD009643
Alternate namesLone Pine, Emma, San Quoit, Bromide, Mollie Gibson, Silver King, Jenny V., Sunset, Emolite, Claims: Chamberlain
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.1911, -106.80701
References
SPURR, J. E., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS MON. 31, P. 181-185BRYANT, BRUCE, 1971, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ASPEN QUADRANGLE, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-933BRYANT, BRUCE, 1972, MAP SHOWING MINES, PROSPECTS, AND AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT SILVER, LEAD, AND ZINC PRODUCTION IN THE ASPEN QUADRANGLE, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-785-DBLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 1226, 1910, 2120, 3924, 3960, 4281 AM, 4746, 5310HEYL, A. V., 1964, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, PART 3--COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1135-C, P. 26-28