Commodities
PrimaryMercury, Copper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsCopper, Gold, Mercury
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone · Cutler Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Porphyritic Rocks--Diorite-Monzonite Porphyry
StructureLa Plata Dome, San Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10014169
MRDS IDD010825
Alternate namesSwamp Angel, MS 4881, Patented Claims: Gold King, MS 4880
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.44389, -107.9625
References
ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219, P. 123, 173.