Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model84: Alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins)
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlSe-Trending Fissure In Precambrian Schist
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Chlorite, Limonite, Magnetite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss · Irving Formation
Associated rockRhyodacite,Quartz Latite,Andesite · San Juan Formation;Early Intermediate Lavas And Breccias--Near-Source Facies
StructureSan Juan Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Uplift, San Juan Caldera, Unnamed Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014091
MRDS IDD010717
Alternate namesPatented Claim: El Dorado, Ms 16686
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.7389, -107.56813
References
STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1969, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SAN JUAN PRIMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1261-F, P. 67-71, 89-90, 168-171.PROSSER, W.C., 1911, THE BEAR CREEK SYLVANITE CAMP, COLORADO: ENG. MINING JOUR., V. 91, P. 712.CROSS, WHITMAN, AND OTHERS, 1905, DESCRIPTION OF THE NEEDLE MOUNTAINS QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS FOLIO 131.STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DURANGO QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-764.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 16686