Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
SecondaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFractures And Subradiating Dikes Associated With Emplacement Of Embargo Stock
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite
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 statusProducer
Discovery year1892
Identification
Deposit ID10107979
MRDS IDD009234
Alternate namesClaims: Golden Income, Accidental, April Fool, April Fool No. 2, Golden Income No. 2
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.80279, -106.52171
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 MINERAL SURVEY 13076COLO. DIV. MINES MINE REPTS. V. 4, P. 132-133; V. 5, P. 148-149