Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlIntersection Of Faults In Limestone
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Limestone · Paradox Member Of Hermosa Formation;Wingate Sandstone
StructureParadox Basin Fold And Fault Belt, Sinbad Valley Anticline, Sinbad Valley Graben
Tectonic settingColorado Platform
AlterationOxidation Of Cu Sulfide To Carbonate
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014264
MRDS IDD010962
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.48138, -108.9754
References
HOLMES, R.V., AND HARRER, C.M., 1952, INVESTIGATION OF THE COLORADO COPPER CO. PROPERTIES, MESA AND MONTROSE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USBM RI-4869.SHOEMAKER, E.M., 1956, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROC CREEK QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-83.