Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryTitanium, Metal
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Materials
GangueApatite, Biotite, Ilmenite
Geology
Host rockPyroxenite
Associated rockPyroxenite · Pyroxenite
StructureGunnison Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, Iron Hill Alkalic Complex, Cimarron Fault, Powderhorn Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1885
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10014566
MRDS IDD011392
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.28611, -107.0859
References
HEDLUND, D.C., AND OLSON, J.C., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE POWDERHORN QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1178.SINGEWALD, J.T., JR., 1913, CEBOLLA CREEK, IN THE TITANIFEROUS IRON ORES IN THE UNITED STATES, THEIR COMPOSITION AND ECONOMIC VALUE: USBM BULL. 64, P. 135-141.HARRER, C.M., AND TESCH, W.J., JR., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO: USBM IC-7918, P. 33.HARRER AND TESCH, 1959, P. 33