Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Zinc
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlNormal Fault And Basaltic Intrusive
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Smithsonite
GangueCalcite, Jarosite, Limonite, Malachite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Leadville Limestone;Chaffee Formation
Associated rockBasalt · Basalt Flows, Basalt Intrusive
StructureWhite River Uplift, Grizzly Creek Fault, Spring Creek Fault, Numerous Unnamed Normal Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationNear Complete Oxidation Of Ore Minerals
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1945
Discovery year1879
Identification
Deposit ID10013509
MRDS IDD009854
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.74192, -107.35121
References
TWETO, OGDEN, AND OTHERS, 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LEADVILLE 1X2 QUADRANGLE, NORTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-999HEYL, A.V., 1964, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, PART 3--COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1135-CBASS, N.W., AND NORTHROP, S.A., 1963, GEOLOGY OF GLENWOOD SPRINGS QUADRANGLE AND VICINITY, NORTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1142-J