Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSOID
Ore controlLeucocratic Lenses In Host Rock
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Sphalerite
GangueGypsum, Hornblende, Microcline, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Gneiss · Migmatitic Gneiss; Hornblende-Microcline Gneiss
Associated rockDiorite · Granodiorite Of Boulder Creek Age
StructureThirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Wet Mountains, Cotopaxi Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10087773
MRDS IDD009485
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.41612, -105.67475
References
HEINRICH, E.W., 1981, PRECAMBRIAN TUNGSTEN AND COPPER-ZINC SKARN DEPOSITS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: CGS RESOURCE SERIES 21, P. 88-89TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COTOPAXI 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND CUSTER COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-900, 1:62,500.