Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite · Twin Spruce Quartz Monzonite;Quartzite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Twin Spruce Quartz Monzonite;Boulder Creek Granodiorite
StructureFront Range Uplift, Denver Basin, Hurricane Hill Fault Zone, Idaho Springs-Ralston Shear Zone, Coal Creek Syncline
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10087812
MRDS IDD010150
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates39.8736, -105.36615
References
SHERIDAN, D.M., AND OTHERS, 1967, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF THE RALSTON BUTTES DISTRICT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 520 (INCL. GEOLOGIC MAP OF RALSTON BUTTES QUAD)WELLS, J.D., 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE ELDORADO SPRINGS QUADRANGLE, BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1221-D, P. 61-63