Colorado · La Plata County
Occurrence

Black Horse Mine

La Plata County, Colorado, United States
GoldSilverCopperLeadZinc
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Description

W.E. Webb And Others (Claimants)

Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Lead
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlMetalliferous Veins Controlled By Regional Rectangular Fracture System In Granites And By Local Radial Fracture System Associated With Emplacement Of Chicago Basin Stock.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Sphalerite
GangueFluorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite · Trimble Granite
Associated rockMonzonite,Rhyolite,Granite · Trimble Granite;Intrusive Bodies And Related Rocks (Younger And Older Bodies Of Chicago Basin Stock
StructureSan Juan Uplift, San Juan Basin, San Juan Volcanic Field, Needle Mtns Uplift, Chicago Basin Stock, Eolus Batholith, Trimble Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014079
MRDS IDD010701
Alternate namesPatented Claim: Black Horse, Ms 427
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.59279, -107.60341
References
SCHMITT, L.J., AND RAYMOND, W.H., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE NEEDLE MOUNTAINS DISTRICT, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1434, 40 P.STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1969, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SAN JUAN PRIMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1261-F, P. 30-32, 55-67, 104-105, 162-163.CROSS, WHITMAN, AND OTHERS, 1905, DESCRIPTION OF THE NEEDLE MOUNTAINS QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS FOLIO 131.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 427