Commodities
TertiaryCopper, Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formSUBCIRCULAR
Ore controlIntrusion At Intersection Of Caldera Rim Fault And Platoro Fault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueChalcedony, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Conejos Formation--Volcaniclastic Facies;Summitville Andesite
Associated rockRhyolite,Andesite · Intrusive Rocks--Rhyolite Porphyry
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, Platoro Caldera, Platoro Fault Zone, Dee Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationSericitization Of Plagioclase; Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1971
Identification
Deposit ID10014098
MRDS IDD010727
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.30085, -106.49532
References
BIRD, W.H., 1972, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PLATORO CALDERA COMPLEX, SOUTHEAST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: MTN, GEOLOGIST, V. 9, NO. 4, P. 379-387.BIRD, W.H., 1973, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PLATORO CALDERA COMPLEX AND ITS RELATED MINERAL DEPOSITS, SOUTHEAST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES THESIS T-1440.LIPMAN, P.W., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PLATORO CALDERA AREA, SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-828.