Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model32: Pegmatites
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFaults, Pegmatites
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockPegmatite · Migmatitic Gneiss
Associated rockDiorite · Granodiorite Of Boulder Creek Age
StructureNorthern Wet Mountains, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, North-Trending Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10013424
MRDS IDD009708
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.45195, -105.47475
References
HEINRICH, E. W., 1981, PRECAMBRIAN TUNGSTEN AND COPPER-ZINC SKARN DEPOSITS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: CGS RESOURCE SERIES 21, P. 82.TAYLOR, R. B., SCOTT, G. R., WOBUS, R. A. AND EPIS, R. C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROYAL GORGE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-869, 1: 62,500.