Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlStratigraphically Above Main Sill Of Granodiorite; Fractures
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Leadville Limestone
Associated rockDiorite · Granodiorite (Calumet Granodiorite)
StructureSouthern Mosquito Range, Ns-Trending Fault, Pleasant Valley Syncline
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10017076
MRDS IDDC02836
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.61667, -105.94642
References
USBM MINERAL EXAM. FILEVANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLORADO MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 472BEHRE, C.H., JR., OSBORN, E.F., RAINWATER, E.H., 1936, CONTACT ORE DEPOSITION AT THE CALUMET IRON MINE, COLORADO: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 31, NO. 8, P. 804.OSBORN, E.F. AND RAINWATER, E.H., 1934, GEOLOGY OF THE CALUMET, COLORADO.MINING DISTRICT: ILLINOIS NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY UNPUBLISHED MASTER OF ARTS THESIS, P. 132-133,SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A., GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 10 X 20 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.