Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockGranite · Granite Of Cataract Canyon
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Depression, San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Silverton Caldera, Lake City Caldera, Eureka Graben
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10101903
MRDS IDD011572
Alternate namesMorning Star, MS 12879, Patented Claims: Minnie Lee, MS 1473a, Minnie Lee Mill Site, MS 1473b
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.87945, -107.48091
References
LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAKE CITY CALDERA AREA, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-962.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS.LIPMAN, P.W., AND OTHERS, 1976, MULTIPLE AGES OF MID-TERTIARY MINERALIZATION AND ALTERATION IN THE WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 71, NO. 3, P. 571-588.BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 1473A&B, 12879