Commodities
TertiaryMolybdenum, Silver, Lead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsMolybdenite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockConglomerate,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Rhyodacite · Conejos Formation--Volcaniclastic Facies
Associated rockRhyodacite,Andesite · Intrusive Rocks--Andesite Porphyry;Intrusive Rocks--Rhyodacite Porphyry
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, Platoro Caldera, Unnamed Fault, Quartz Creek Anticline, Crater Creek Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationHydrothermal
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1975
Identification
Deposit ID10014021
MRDS IDD010629
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.40113, -106.74172
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.