Mine detail: Red Mountain Deposit

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 37.97779, -107.33396

Resource(B)

Tertiary: Aluminum, Potassium
Ore: Alunite
Orebody form: HUGE IRREG LENS
Discovery year: 1911

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host type:Quartz Latite
Associated rock:Altered Volcanics
Associated type:Quartz Latite
Alteration processes:Alunitization

References

MRDSD002157
DEP10009278
Reference{Deposit:: LARSEN, E. S., 1913 , ALUNITE IN THE SAN CRISTOBAL QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 530 , P. 179 - 183 .}{Deposit:: STEVEN, T. A., LIPMAN, P. W., HAIL, W. J., JR., BARKER, FRED, AND LUEDKE, R. G., COMPILERS, 1974 , GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DURANGO QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO, USGS MISC. INV. MAP I-764 , SCALE 1:250,000 .}{Deposit:: 1911 GEOLMAP E. S. LARSON: BULL. 530}{Deposit:: 1973 RECON EARTH SCIENCES, INC.: SAMPLING}{Deposit:: 1975 RECON R. B. HALL: PROF. PAPER 1076-A}
ReporterHall, Robert B., Starritt, Bruce C.