Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHYDROTHERMAL VEIN
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeL
Ore controlFAULTS, FISSURES, WALL ROCK
Geology
StructureFISSURES RADIAL TO THE RIM OF THE CALDERA, DISTRICT IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE SOUTH RIM OF THE SILVERTON CALDERA.
AlterationSILICIC
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID60001031
MRDS IDMP90022
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates37.7919, -107.5831
References
BARTOS, PAUL J., 1993, COMPARISON OF GOLD-RICH AND GOLD-POOR QUARTZ-BASE METAL VEINS: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS NEWSLETTER, NO. 15, 7 P.KOSCHMANN, A.H., AND BERGENDAHL, M.H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 610, 283 P.MOSIER, D.L., MENZIE, W.D., AND KLEINHAMPL, F.J., 1986, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-TONNAGE INFORMATION ON TERTIARY EPITHERMAL PRECIOUS- AND BASE-METAL VEIN DISTRICTS ASSOCIATED WITH VOLCANIC ROCKS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1666, 39 P.