Commodities
PrimaryManganese
SecondaryIron
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsLimonite, Pyrolusite, Rhodonite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockGabbro,Phyllite,Schist · Metagabbro
Associated rockGabbro
StructureSouthern Mosquito Range, Pleasant Valley Syncline, Nw-Trending Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10017153
MRDS IDDC02997
Alternate namesCrater Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.56028, -105.96031
References
USGS CAMERON MT. TOPO QUAD, 1956, 15 MINMICROFILM FILES, DOCUMENTS 2592 & 2593, MINERAL DEPOSITS BRANCHSCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 10 X 20 QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,64BOARDMAN, S.J., 1976, GEOLOGY OF THE PRECAMBRIAN METAMORPHIC ROCKS OF THE SALIDA AREA, CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO: THE MOUNTAIN GEOLOGIST, V. 13, NO. 3, P. 89-100.BOARDMAN, S.J., 1971, PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SALIDA AREA, CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO: PH.D. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, 131 P.