Description
C. A. Cooley, S. J. Houser
Commodities
SecondaryGold
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFissure Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
GangueLimonite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Morrison Formation;Diorite Porphyry Laccolith
Associated rockDiorite
Tectonic settingStable Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1893
Identification
Deposit ID10089551
MRDS IDW027365
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.81861, -109.48347
References
WHITKIND, I. J., 1964 , GEOLOGY OF THE ABAJO MOUNTAINS AREA, SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH, U. S. G. S. PROFESSIONAL PAPER 4531964 RECON WHITKIND, I. J., GEOLOGY OF THE ABAJO MOUNTAINLEE I. PERRY, 1977