Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockConglomerate,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Rhyodacite · Conejos Formation--Volcaniclastic Facies;Conejos Formation--Vent Facies
Associated rockMonzonite,Rhyodacite,Andesite · Conejos Formation--Vent Facies;Intrusive Rocks--Monzonite
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, Platoro Caldera, Elwood Creek Fault Zone, Crater Creek Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014018
MRDS IDD010624
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.40196, -106.70283
References
LINDQUIST, A.E., 1977, METALLIC AND COAL RESOURCES, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CHAMA-SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, MINERAL, RIO GRANDE, ARCHULETA, AND CONEJOS COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT. 77-309.LIPMAN, P.W., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PLATORO CALDERA AREA, SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-828.