Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiarySilver, Copper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFavorability Of Limestone For Replacement
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Cutler Formation
Associated rockMonzonite,Latite · Augite Monzonite;Hornblende Latite Porphyry
StructureSan Juan Uplift, Paradox Basin, Rico Dome
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10014121
MRDS IDD010764
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.69168, -108.05982
References
HARRER, C.M., AND TESCH, W.J., JR., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO: USBM IC-7918, P. 27.CROSS, WHITMAN, AND RANSOME, F.L., 1905, DESCRIPTION OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 130, P. 15.PRATT, W.P., AND OTHERS, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND MONTEZUMA COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS. MAP GQ-797.