Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Silver
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss · Irving Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Rhyolite,Granite · Eolus 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, Eolus Batholith, Chicago Basin Stock, Trimble Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014088
MRDS IDD010715
Alternate namesBluff-Waterfall Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.6089, -107.68397
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.CROSS, WHITMAN, AND OTHERS, 1905, DESCRIPTION OF THE NEEDLE MOUNTAINS QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS FOLIO 131.