Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Dubois Greenstone--Metavolcanic Hornblende Schist And Amphibolite;Lake Fork Formation--Tuffaceous Gravel And Volcanic Conglomerate
Associated rockRhyolite,Quartz Latite · Sapinero Mesa Tuff
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, Gunnison Uplift, Gunnison Gold Belt, Unnamed Faults, Tolvar Peak Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014422
MRDS IDD011178
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates38.36139, -107.18396
References
MUILENBURG, G.A., 1919, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF COLORADO: CGS BULL, 15, P. 37-44.OLSON, J.C., AND HEDLUND, D.C., 1973, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GATEVIEW QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1071.