Description
Charles H. Carpenter
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
TertiarySulfur-Pyrite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR, LENTICULAR
Ore controlChemical Favorability Of Limestone And Shale For Replacement Near Major Trunk Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueFluorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Limestone · Hermosa Formation
Associated rockLatite · Hornblende Latite Porphyry
StructureSan Juan Uplift, Paradox Basin, Rico Dome, Blackhawk Fault, Princeton Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationOxidation Of Sulfide Ores
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1879
Identification
Deposit ID10014120
MRDS IDD010762
Alternate namesPrinceton Mine, Patented Claims: C. H. C., MS 1040, Princeton, MS 2258, Crebec, MS 6130, Limestone, MS 6131, Ethlena, MS 6136
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.7139, -108.02482
References
MCKNIGHT, E.T., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 723.PRATT, W.P., AND OTHERS, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND MONTEZUMA COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-797.RANSOME, F.L., 1901, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS 22D ANN. REPT., PT. 2, P. 388-390.CROSS, WHITMAN, AND RANSOME, F.L., 1905, DESCRIPTION OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 130.BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 1040, 2258, 6130, 6131, 6136