Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc, Gold
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlAmethyst Fault Zone With Subparallel Fractures And Sheeted Zones In Hanging Wall
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueAmethyst, Barite, Chlorite, Hematite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Willow Creek Member Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite;Campbell Mtn. Member Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite · Willow Creek Member Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite;Campbell Mtn. Member Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field; La Garita, Creede, And Bachelor Calderas, Creede Graben; Amethyst Fault Zone
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationChloritization; Fe And Mn Oxides, Cu Carbonate; Sericitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1892
Identification
Deposit ID10087588
MRDS IDD007960
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.88973, -106.94034
References
EMMONS, W.H., AND LARSEN, E.S. 1923, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CREEDE DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 718, 198 P.STEVEN, T.A., AND RATTE, J.C., 1965, GEOLOGY AND STRUCTURAL CONTROL OF ORE DEPOSITION IN THE CREEDE DISTRICT, SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 487, 90 P.LINDEMANN, J.W., AND OTHERS, EDS., 1981, FIELD TRIP NOTES, CREEDE MINING DISTRICT, SAN JUAN VOLCANIC PROVINCE, COLORADO: DENVER REGIONAL EXPLORATION GEOLOGISTS SOC. GUIDEBOOK