Colorado · Costilla County
Prospect
Rico Claims
Costilla County, Colorado, United States
Copper
Silver
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Commodities
Primary
Copper
Secondary
Silver
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
vein
Model
85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit size
N
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite
Geology
Host rock
Sandstone,Gneiss
Structure
Sierra Blanca Massif, Ft. Garland Embayment, Vega Cr. Anticline, Wagon Mesa Fault
Tectonic setting
Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns.)
Alteration
Malachite, Iron Oxides
Economic & production
Development status
Prospect
Identification
Deposit ID
10094403
MRDS ID
D006733
Alternate names
Rico and Rico No. 1
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
37.57558, -105.29863
References
PATTON, H.B., AND OTHERS, 1910, GEOLOGY OF THE GRAYBACK MINING DISTRICT, COSTILLA COUNTY, COLORADO: CGS BULL. 2