Colorado · Hinsdale County
Past Producer

George Washington Group

Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States
SilverGoldLead
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
SecondaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockDiabase,Granite · Granite Of Cataract Canyon;Mafic Dikes
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Depression, San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Lake City Caldera
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10014689
MRDS IDD011571
Alternate namesPatented Claims: George Washington, MS 312, No. 2 Ruby, MS 2637
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.87807, -107.4348
References
LIMPAN, P.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAKE CITY CALDERA AREA, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-962.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS.LIPMAN, P.W., AND OTHERS, 1976, MULTIPLE AGES OF MID-TERTIARY MINERALIZATION AND ALTERATION IN THE WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 71, NO. 3, P. 571-588.BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 312, 2637