Colorado · Montezuma County
Occurrence
Euclid Mine
Montezuma County, Colorado, United States
Gold
Silver
Lead
Tellurium
Zinc
Antimony
Arsenic
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Commodities
Primary
Gold
Secondary
Silver, Lead
Tertiary
Tellurium, Zinc, Antimony, Arsenic
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Model
85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit size
N
Materials
Ore minerals
Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Gangue
Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Shale · Morrison Formation
Associated rock
Diorite · Porphyritic Rocks--Diorite-Monzonite Porphyry
Structure
San Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform, La Plata Dome
Tectonic setting
Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Discovery year
1912
Identification
Deposit ID
10014164
MRDS ID
D010819
Alternate names
Euclid Group, Unpatented Claims: Euclid Nos. 1-9, Eureka-Bulldozer
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
37.45695, -108.08343
References
ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219, P. 73-76, 118.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS.CBM ANNUAL REPORT 1930BUREAU OF MINES OPENFILE RPT MLA 2-92