Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc, Gold
TertiaryBismuth, Tellurium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsSphalerite
GangueFluorite, Tetradymite
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Hermosa Formation;Rico Formation
Associated rockLatite,Granite · Hornblende Latite Porphyry;Alaskite Porphyry
StructureSan Juan Uplift, Paradox Basin, Rico Dome, Blackhawk Fault, Princeton Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10014139
MRDS IDD010786
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.70751, -108.03148
References
MCKNIGHT, E.T., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 723, P. 79-81.PRATT, W.P., AND OTHERS, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND MONTZUMA COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS. MAP GQ-797.RANSOME, F.L., 1901, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS 22D ANN. REPT., PT. 2.CROSS, WHITMAN, AND RANSOME, F.L., 1905, DESCRIPTION OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 130.