Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Lead
TertiaryTellurium, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite
GangueBarite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Shale,Sandstone · Cutler Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Porphyritic Rocks--Diorite-Monzonite Porphyry
StructureSan Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform, La Plata Dome
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1902
Last production1930
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10087919
MRDS IDD010847
Alternate namesUnpatented Claims: Puzzle Nos. 4-9, Jennie Lind
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.40557, -108.02648
References
ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219, P. 73-76, 160-161.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.ECKEL AND OTHERS, 1949, P. 160 (AS COMPILED FROM USGS AND USBM RECORDS)