Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Galena, Stromeyerite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Eagle Valley Formation;Maroon Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite · Middle Tertiary Intrusive Rocks
StructureCentral Colorado Trough, Grand Hogback Monocline, Piceance Basin, Elk Uplift, Roaring Fork Syncline, Snowmass Stock, Mt Sopris Intrusive Center, Crystal Embayment
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Souther Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10013876
MRDS IDD010414
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates39.2436, -107.21258
References
ECKEL, E.B., 1961, MINERALS OF COLORADO--A 100-YEAR RECORD: USGS BULL. 1114, P. 312-313.TWETO, OGDEN, AND OTHERS, 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LEADVILLE 1X2 QUADRANGLE, NORTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-999.