Commodities
TertiaryGold, Silver, Lead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlFractures And Subradiating Dikes Associated With Emplacement Of Embargo Stock
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Quartz Latite · Embargo Granodiorite Porphyry;Conejos Formation
Associated rockDiorite,Quartz Latite · Embargo Granodiorite Porphyry;Conejos Formation
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, La Garita Caldera, Embargo Intrusive Center
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1903
Identification
Deposit ID10094551
MRDS IDD009223
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.79945, -106.51171
References
LARSEN, E.S., JR., AND CROSS, WHITMAN, 1956, GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE SAN JUAN REGION, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 258, P. 112.STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DURANGO QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS 1-764.BLM MINERAL SURVEY 16428