Commodities
PrimaryGold, Zinc, Lead
SecondarySilver
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlAmethyst Fault And Hanging Wall Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Chlorite, Limonite, Quartz, Wad
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Campbell Mtn. Member Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite · Campbell Mtn. Member Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite
StructureSan Juan Volcanic Field; La Garita, Creede, And Bachelor Calderas, Creede Graben, Amethyst Fault Zone
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10106561
MRDS IDD007955
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.89251, -106.94229
References
EMMONS, W.H., AND LARSEN, E.S. 1923, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CREEDE DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 718, 198 P.STEVEN, T.A., AND RATTE, J.C., 1965, GEOLOGY AND STRUCTURAL CONTROL OF ORE DEPOSITION IN THE CREEDE DISTRICT, SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 487, 90 P.LINDEMANN, J.W., AND OTHERS, EDS., 1981, FIELD TRIP NOTES, CREEDE MINING DISTRICT, SAN JUAN VOLCANIC PROVINCE, COLORADO: DENVER REGIONAL EXPLORATION GEOLOGISTS SOC. GUIDEBOOK