Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Lead
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlProbable Fault Subparallel To But Outside Graben
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Polybasite, Pyrargyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Siltstone,Sandstone · Cutler Formation;Dolores Formation
Associated rockGabbro · Microgabbro
StructureSan Juan Uplift, Paradox Basin, Rico Dome, Dunton Syncline, Emma Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014229
MRDS IDD010906
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.76334, -108.10343
References
BUSH, A.L., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DOLORES PEAK QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-536.BASTIN, E.S., 1922, SILVER ENRICHMENT IN THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 735-D, P. 116-129.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS.