Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
SecondaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockRhyodacite,Quartz Latite,Andesite · Conejos Formation--Vent Facies;Regional Lavas And Related Rocks--Intrusive Rocks
Associated rockRhyodacite,Quartz Latite,Andesite · Conejos Formation--Vent Facies;Regional Lavas And Related Rocks--Intrusive Rocks
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Basin, Unnamed Local Volcanic Center
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10014051
MRDS IDD010667
Alternate namesClaims: Treasury Nos. 1-5, MS 12553, Saratoga Nos. 1-7, MS 12554, Mammoth Nos. 1-8, MS 12562
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.17863, -106.67866
References
LIPMAN, P.W., AND HAIL, W.J., JR., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CHAMA PEAK QUADRANGLE, CONEJOS AND ARCHULETA COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-682.COLORADO DIV. MINES, 1898, ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1897: COLORADO DIV. MINES, P. 9-10.BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 12553, 12554, 12562