Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Gold, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFractures And Subradiating Dikes Associated With Emplacement Of Embargo Stock
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite
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 statusPast Producer
Discovery year1962
Identification
Deposit ID10101786
MRDS IDD009233
Alternate namesClaims: Monon Nos. 1-27
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.80251, -106.53782
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 I-764.BLM CLAIM RECORDS