Colorado · Larimer County
Occurrence

Red Mountain Lode

Larimer County, Colorado, United States
LeadZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlNe-Trending Precambrian Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Quartzofeldspathic Mica Schist
Associated rockPegmatite · Pegmatite;Biotite-Muscovite Quartz Monzonite
StructureFront Range Uplift, Sherman Batholith, Skin Gulch Shear Zone, Poudre River Shear Zone, Stove Prairie Faul T, South Fork Antiform
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10013975
MRDS IDD010554
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.68831, -105.38531
References
ABBOTT, J.T., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BIG NARROWS QUADRANGLE, LARIMER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1323.TRAVER, W.M., JR., 1947, INVESTIGATIONS OF STRATEGIC MINERAL RESOURCES, IN VANDERWILT, J.W., MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLORADO STATE MINERAL RESOURCES BD., P. 476.