Colorado · Mineral County
Occurrence

Royal Arch District

Mineral County, Colorado, United States
ZincSilverLead
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Description

L.P. Batway And Jessie W. Beam (Morning Claimants)

Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Silver, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlPost-Resurgent Ring Faulting And Tensional Graben Faulting
Materials
Ore mineralsSphalerite
GangueBarite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Latite · Fisher Quartz Latite;Snowshoe Mountain Tuff
Associated rockQuartz Latite · Fisher Quartz Latite;Snowshoe Mountain Tuff
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, Creede Caldera, Deep Creek Graben
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1893
Identification
Deposit ID10014047
MRDS IDD010663
Alternate namesSpar City District, Claims: Morning, MS 7993, Big Spar, MS 7795, Humboldt, MS 7989, Walla Walla, MS 7952, Polar, MS 7952, Spar, MS 7952, D J S, MS 8095, World, MS 8294, Per Cent No. 1, MS 16670, Little Per Cent, MS 16670, Smuggler, MS 16670, Smuggler No. 1, MS 16670, Emma, MS 17959, Per Cent No. 12, MS 19538, Per Cent No. 15, MS 19538, Big Per Cent, MS 16670
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.70695, -106.96895
References
STEVEN, T.A., AND LIPMAN, P.W., 1973, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SPAR CITY QUADRANGLE, MINERAL COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1052.STEVEN, T.A., 1964, GEOLOGIC SETTING OF THE SPAR CITY DISTRICT, SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 475-D, P. D123-D127.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT.BLM MINERAL SURVEYS