Colorado · Saguache County
Occurrence

Unnamed Cu-Pb-Zn-Mo Occurrence

Saguache County, Colorado, United States
ZincCopperLead
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Commodities
TertiaryZinc, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlAnomalous Cu-Pb-Zn Values Occur Primarily In Advanced Argillic Zone And Secondarily In Unaltered To Silicified Quartz Latite. Highest Values In Advanced Argillic Breccias. Anomalous Mo Associated With Advanced Argillic And High-Silica Alteration Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Conejos Formation
Associated rockAndesite · Conejos Formation
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, Rio Grande Rift, Unnamed Normal Faults, Small Horsts And Grabens
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationGradationally Altered Zones Begin With High-Silica Jasperoid Breccia Pipes, Surrounded By Advanced Argillic Breccia And Volcanics, Then By Nonbrecciated Silicified Quartz Latite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10090905
MRDS IDD009121
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.05584, -106.26893
References
NEWMAN, J.W., 1976, THE GEOLOGY OF THE TRACY CANYON AREA, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO STATE UNIV. M.S. THESIS, 106 P