Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Petzite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Latite · La Jara Canyon Member Of Treasure Mountain Tuff;Summitville Andesite
Associated rockMonzonite,Quartz Latite,Andesite · Intrusive Rocks--Monzonite (Alamosa River Stock)
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, Platoro Caldera, Summitville Caldera, Alamosa River Stock, Cornwall Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1881
Identification
Deposit ID10101859
MRDS IDD010638
Alternate namesMs 12752, Patented Claim: Emma
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.38558, -106.53866
References
PATTON, H.B., 1917, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PLATORO-SUMMITVILLE MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO: CGS BULL. 13.LIPMAN, P.W., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PLATORO CALDERA AREA, SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-828.BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 12752