Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum, Silver, Gold
SecondaryLead
TertiaryBismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlPrecaldera Composite Intrusion With Radiating Dikes
Geology
Host rockMonzonite,Rhyodacite,Andesite · Early Intermediate Composition Lavas And Related Rocks--Cone Breccias
Associated rockMonzonite,Rhyodacite,Quartz Latite,Andesite · Early Intermediate-Composition Lavas And Related Rocks--Lava Flows;Intrusive Rocks--Monzonite;Intrusive Rocks--Monzonite Porphyry;Intrusive Rocks--Andesite And Rhyodacite Porphyries
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Depression, San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Matterhorn Peak Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014728
MRDS IDD011627
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.06694, -107.50258
References
STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1977, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STUDY AREAS CONTIGUOUS TO THE UNCOMPAHGRE PRIMITIVE AREA, SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1391-E, P. 85, 112-113, PLS. 1, 3.LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAKE CITY CALDERA AREA, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-962.LUEDKE, R.G., 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WETTERHORN PEAK QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1011.FISCHER, R.P., AND OTHERS, 1968, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNCOMPAHGRE PRIMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1261-C.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.