Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlBetween N-Trending Faults;
Materials
Ore mineralsBrochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Malachite
GangueActinolite, Apatite, Barite, Biotite, Calcite, Chlorite, Gahnite, Opal, Psilomelane, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss · Hornblende Gneiss
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureSouthern Mosquito Range, Arkansas Valley Graben, N-Trending Faults, Pleasant Valley Syncline
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10013828
MRDS IDD010349
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.6325, -106.00476
References
HEINRICH, E.W., 1981, PRECAMBRIAN TUNGSTEN AND COPPER-ZINC SKARN DEPOSITS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: CGS RESOURCE SERIES 21, P. 100BOARDMAN, S.J., 1976, GEOLOGY OF THE PRECAMBRIAN METAMORPHIC ROCKS OF THE SALIDA AREA, CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO: THE MOUNTAIN GEOLOGIST, V. 13, NO. 3, P. 89-100.BOARDMAN, S.J., 1971, PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SALIDA AREA, CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO: PH.D. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, 131 P.VAN ALSTINE, R.E., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE PONCHA SPRINGS NE QUADRANGLE, CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 626, P. 43-44.