Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Copper
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFissure Vein Along Porphyry Intrusion
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Limestone,Latite · Hermosa Formation
Associated rockMonzonite,Latite · Hornblende Latite Porphyry;Augite Monzonite
StructureSan Juan Uplift, Paradox Basin, Rico Dome
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10087911
MRDS IDD010758
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.68445, -108.03926
References
RANSOME, F.L., 1901, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS 22D ANN. REPT., PT. 2, P. 360.MCKNIGHT, E.T., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO DISTRICT,COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 723.PRATT, W.P., AND OTHERS, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND MONTEZUMA COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-797.