Description
John S. Hough (Palmetto Claimant)
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
SecondaryCopper, Lead
TertiaryAntimony, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Tuffaceous Sandstone Of Henson Member Of Silverton Volcanics
Associated rockQuartz Latite,Andesite · Porphyritic Andesite Of Pyroxene Andesite Member Of Silverton Volcanics;Biotite-Quartz Latite Of Burns Member Of Silverton Volcanics
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Depression, San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Eureka Graben
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1878
Last production1891
Discovery year1878
Identification
Deposit ID10087979
MRDS IDD011618
Alternate namesPatented Claims: Palmetto, MS 233 Polar Star, MS 289, Miner's Bank, MS 309, Ruby Queen, MS 407a, First National Bank, MS 408a, Chimney Corner, MS 496, F. X. Aubrey, MS 852, Sarah Wood, MS 1036, Superior, MS 1053, George M. Tibbits, MS 1087, Unpatented Claims: Pray Nos. 1-4
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.97778, -107.57508
References
LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAKE CITY CALDERA AREA, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO USGS MAP I-962.KELLEY, V.C., 1946, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS, AND MINES OF THE MINERAL POINT, POUGHKEEPSIE, AND UPPER UNCOMPAHGRE DISTRICTS, OURAY, SAN JUAN, HINSDALE COUNTIES, COLORADO: COLORADO SCI. SOC. PROC., V. 14, NO. 7, P. 454-456.BURBANK, W.S., AND LUEDKE, R.G., 1969, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE EUREKA AND ADJOINING DISTRICTS, SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 535, 73 P.CROSS, WHITMAN, AND OTHERS, 1905, DESCRIPTION OF THE SILVERTON QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 120, 34 P.LUEDKE, R.G., AND BURBANK, W.S., 1975, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HANDIES PEAK QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT. 75-432.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS.BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 233, 289, 309, 407A, 408A, 496, 852, 1036, 1053, 1087RANSOME, F.L., 1901, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE SILVERTON QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 182, P. 190.KELLEY, 1946, P. 456.