Commodities
PrimaryZinc
TertiaryLead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Antimony, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsHemimorphite, Hydrozincite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite, Hematite, Quartz, Travertine
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Limestone · Madison Limestone;Lodore Formation
StructureUinta Uplift, Yampa Plateau, Yampa Fault, Yampa Fold
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Central Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10013512
MRDS IDD009857
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.43746, -108.76264
References
HANSEN, W. R., AND CARRARA, P. E., 1980, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TANKS PEAK QUADRANGLE, MOFFAT COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1534UNTERMANN, G. E., AND UNTERMANN, B.R., 1954, GEOLOGY OF DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT AND VICINITY, UTAH-COLORADO: UTAH GEOL. MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 42HEYL, A. V., 1964, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, PART 3--COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1135-C