Description
George Wilkinson (Claimant)
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryTellurium, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite
GangueAnkerite, Barite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Cutler Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Porphyritic Rocks--Diorite-Monzonite Porphyry;Nonporphyritic Rocks--Diorite
StructureSan Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform, La Plata Dome, Lewis Mtn Diorite Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationKaolinitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1882
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10014151
MRDS IDD010800
Alternate namesPatented Claims: Jim Smith, MS 1960, Aurora, MS 1961, Jewel, MS 1962, Aurora Claims Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.43084, -108.00564
References
ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219, P. 73-76, 88-89.WAYT, L.M., (NO DATE), STATEMENT CONCERNING THE AURORA GROUP LODE CLAIMS, LA PLATA COUNTY, COLORADO: UNPUB. ENG. REPT., 1 P.BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 1960, 1961, 1962