Description
Alexander Hall
Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Zinc, Uranium
SecondaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFault Zones, Ilse Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsSilver, Cerussite
GangueCalcite, Limonite, Fluorite
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Granite · Undivided Gneiss
Associated rockPyroxenite
StructureWet Mountains, Ilse Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera, Southern Rockies
AlterationExtensive Oxidation And Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1887
Last production1893
Discovery year1887
Identification
Deposit ID10087740
MRDS IDD008910
Alternate namesHigh Kicker Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.18362, -105.21751
References
HUNTER, J.F., 1915, SOME CERUSITE DEPOSITS IN CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY: USGS BULLETIN 580, P. 25-37.SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C. AND WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1 DEGREE X 2 DEGREES QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000.