Description
Robert Young And Others (Claimants)
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Zinc, Lead
SecondaryGold, Copper
TertiaryBismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockConglomerate,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Rhyodacite · Conejos Formation--Volcaniclastic Facies;Conejos Formation--Vent Facies
Associated rockRhyodacite,Quartz Latite,Andesite · Conejos Formation--Vent Facies;Intrusive Rocks--Quartz Latite Porphyry
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, Platoro Caldera, Crater Creek Stock, Elwood Creek Fault Zone
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationHydrothermal
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10087892
MRDS IDD010622
Alternate namesClaim: Robert Burns, Ms 9932
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.41085, -106.71005
References
LINDQUIST, A.E., 1977, METALLIC AND COAL RESOURCES, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CHAMA-SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, MINERAL, RIO GRANDE, ARCHULETA, AND CONEJOS COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT. 77-309.LIPMAN, P.W., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PLATORO CALDERA AREA, SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-828.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 9932