Description
Ephraim Lissner (Claimant)
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Pegmatite · Irving Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Rhyolite,Granite · Eolus Granite;Intrusive Bodies And Related Rocks (Younger And Older Bodies Of Chicago Basin Stock)
StructureSan Juan Uplift, San Juan Basin, San Juan Volcanic Field, Needle Mtns Uplift, Eolus Batholith, Chicago Basin Stock, Trimble Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationOxidation Of Sulfide Minerals
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1901
Identification
Deposit ID10087899
MRDS IDD010705
Alternate namesPatented Claims: Emerald Lake Nos. 1-5, MS 14476a, Emerald Lake Mill Site, MS 14476b
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.59279, -107.66897
References
SCHMITT, L.J., AND RAYMOND, W.H., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE NEEDLE MOUNTAINS DISTRICT, SOUTH-WESTERN COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1434, 40 P.STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1969, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SAN JUAN PRIMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1261-F, P. 30-32, 55-67, 109, 166-167.CROSS, WHITMAN, AND OTHERS, 1905, DESCRIPTION OF THE NEEDLE MOUNTAINS QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS FOLIO 131.BLM MINERAL SURVEYS 14476A&B