Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlNe-Trending Dike And Shear Zone
Materials
GangueLimonite, Malachite, Pyrolusite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Shale · Entrada Sandstone;Junction Creek Sandstone
Associated rockDiorite · Diorite Porphyry
StructureParadox Basin, Blanding Basin, Four Corners Platform, San Juan Basin, Ute Dome, Ute Peak Stock, Mabel Mountain Bysmalith
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
AlterationCu Carbonates, Fe And Mn Oxides; Local Kaolinitization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014210
MRDS IDD010880
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.32334, -108.77539
References
EKREN, E.B., AND HOUSER, F.N., 1965, GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE UTE MOUNTAINS AREA, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 481, P. 66.EKREN, E.B., AND HOUSER, F.N., 1959, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOQUI SE QUADRANGLE, MONTEZUMA COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-221.