Commodities
TertiaryMolybdenum, Iron
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsMolybdenite
GangueHornblende, Microcline, Quartz, Sphene
Geology
Host rockPegmatite,Granite · Black Canyon Schist;Syenite And Related Rocks
Associated rockSyenite,Pegmatite,Granite · Pegmatite And Granite Dikes
StructureGunnison Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, Gunnison Gold Belt, Unnamed Fault, Tolvar Peak Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014391
MRDS IDD011138
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.3925, -107.13785
References
HUNTER, J.F., 1925, PRE-CAMBRIAN ROCKS OF GUNNISON RIVER, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 777, P. 79.HEDLUND, D.C., AND OLSON, J.C., 1973, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CARPENTER RIDGE QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1070.