Commodities
PrimaryLead, Copper
SecondaryThorium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlInterfingering Contact Between Principal Units Of Dubois Greenstone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Thorite
GangueBarite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Amphibolite,Felsic Volcanic Rock · Dubois Greenstone--Metavolcanic Hornblende Schist And Amphibolite;Dubois Greenstone--Interlayered Felsic Volcanics And Metasedimentary Rocks
Associated rockQuartz Syenite,Quartz Monzonite,Granite · Leucogranite And Quartz Monzonite;Granite And Quartz Syenite Of Carpenter Gulch
StructureGunnison Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, Gunnison Gold Belt, Iron Hill Alkalic Complex, Cimarron Fault, Tolvar Peak Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10094678
MRDS IDD011174
Alternate namesPatented Claims: May Queen, MS 13121, El Paso, MS 13121
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.32917, -107.15563
References
OLSON, J.C., AND HEDLUND, D.C., 1973, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GATEVIEW QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1071.SHERIDAN, D.M., AND OTHERS, 1981, PRECAMBRIAN SULFIDE DEPOSITS IN THWESTERNGUNNISON REGION, COLORADO, IN EPIS, R.C., AND CALLENDER, J.F., EDS., WESTERN SLOPE COLORADO: NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC. 32D FIELD CONF. GUIDEBOOK, P. 273-277.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 13121ANCTIL, R.J., 1954, AEC PRELIM. RECON. REPT. DEB-PRR-C-1632