Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Gold
TertiaryTellurium, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlProbable Ne-Trending Fault/Fracture Of Eureka Graben
Materials
Ore mineralsCalaverite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Quartz Latite · Tuffaceous Sandstone Of Henson Member Of Silverton Volcanics
Associated rockQuartz Latite · Biotite-Quartz Latite Of Burns Member Of Silverton Volcanics
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Depression, San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Lake City Caldera, Silverton Caldera, Eureka Graben
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10014744
MRDS IDD011656
Alternate namesPatented Claims: Inez, MS 2154, Hollister, MS 2155, Philadelphia, MS 2156, Baltimore, MS 2157, Isolde, MS 15635, Dupre, MS 15635, Belcher, MS 15635, Unpatented Claims: World's Fair Nos. 1-12
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.95029, -107.52981
References
BROWN, W.H., 1926, THE MINERAL ZONES OF THE WHITE CROSS DISTRICT AND NEIGHBORING DEPOSITS IN HINSDALE COUNTY. COLORADO: MINES MAG., V. 15, NO. 11, P. 5-15.LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAKE CITY CALDERA AREA, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-962.WOOLSEY, L.H., 1907, LAKE FORK EXTENSION OF THE SILVERTON MINING AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 315, P. 26-30.LUEDKE, R.G., AND BURBANK, W.S., 1975, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HANDIES PEAK QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT. OFR-75-431.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 2154, 2155, 2156, 2157, 15635