Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Gold, Copper
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlGenerally Ne-Trending Fissures Cutting Intrusive Rocks
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockDiorite,Granite · Wilson Peak Stock--Porphyritic Adamellite;Wilson Peak Stock--Granodiorite
StructureParadox Basin, San Miguel Mtns, Wilson Peak Stock
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10014221
MRDS IDD010894
Alternate namesPatented Claims: Rock of Ages, MS 19205a, Rock of Ages No. 2, MS 19205a, Peak View, MS 19205a, Rock of Ages Mill Site, MS 19205b
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.8557, -107.99285
References
BROMFIELD, C.S., AND OTHERS, 1972, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE WILSON MOUNTAINS PRIMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1353-A, P. 50-51.BROMFIELD, C.S., 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE MOUNT WILSON QUADRANGLE, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1227, p. 93, pl. 1.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 19205A&BCBM Annual Report, 1964