Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold, Lead
TertiaryCopper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlGenerally East-West-Trending Fissures Cutting Intrusive Rocks And Metamorphosed Shale Country Rock
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Gabbro · Mancos Shale;Telluride Conglomerate
Associated rockDiorite,Gabbro · Wilson Peak Stock--Microgranogabbro;Wilson Peak Stock--Granodiorite
StructureParadox Basin, San Miguel Mtns, Wilson Peak Stock
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
AlterationOxidation Of Pyrite To Fe Oxides (Gossan)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10014223
MRDS IDD010896
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.85722, -107.97704
References
BROMFIELD, C.S., AND OTHERS, 1972, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE WILSON MOUNTAINS PRIMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1353-A, P. 39, 48-49, 66-67.BROMFIELD, C.S., 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE MOUNT WILSON QUADRANGLE, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1227.