Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeL
Ore controlStrata (Wall Of Veins)
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) · Silverton Volcanic Series;San Juan Formation;Telluride Conglomerate
Associated rockDiorite
StructureParadox Basin Of Southeastern Utah And Southwestern Colorado (Intracratonic Basin) Trending Northwest-Southeast Elongate Structure. Gypsum Valley Anticline, Dolores Anticline: Fold Axis Trending Northwest-Southeast, Series Of Northwest Trending Fractures From The Silverton Caldera, But The Most Productive Veins Trend Towards The West
Tectonic settingIntracontinental Rift
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1878
Identification
Deposit ID10048780
MRDS IDMP90005
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.83307, -107.8087
References
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1932-1945.KOSCHMANN, A.H., AND BERGENDAHL, M.H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 610, 283 P.FRIEDMAN, JULES D., AND HELER, JOAN S., TECTONIC TRENDS OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE PARADOX BASIN, SOUTHEASTER UTAH AND SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO, AS DERIVED FROM LANDSAT MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER IMAGING AND GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOOGIC MAPPING: US. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 200-C,D, 40 P.MOSIER, D.L., SINGER, D.A., AND SALEM, B.B., 1983, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-TONNAGE INFORMATION ON VOLCANIC-HOSTED COPPER-ZINC-LEAD MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 83-89, 78 P.USBM YB (1932-45)