Lat / long: | 38.3389, -106.12727 |
Primary: | Lead, Copper |
Ore: | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Tennantite |
Gangue: | Barite, Malachite, Quartz |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | Small |
Development status: | Past Producer |
Host rock: | Rawley Andesite |
Host type: | Andesite |
Associated rock: | Rawley Andesite |
Associated type: | Andesite |
Structure: | Bonanza Caldera, Sawatch Range, San Juan Volcanic Field, Rio Grande Rift |
Tectonic: | Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns.) |
Alteration processes: | Early Barren Stage Of Alteration By Fumarolic Or Acid-Hot Spring Activity Resulted In Intense Silicification, Wallrock Replacement By Jasper And Alteration Products Hematite, Diaspore, Alunite, Barite, Zunyite, Rutile, And Kaolin Minerals. Later Mineralizing Stage By Alkaline Or Neutral Solutions Deposited Ore And Gangue And Caused Micaceous Alteration (Sericite And Chlorite) And Calcite, Quartz, And Pyrite. |
MRDS | D008242 |
DEP | 10012561 |
Reference | {Deposit:: PATTON, H.B., 1916, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BONANZA DISTRICT, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 9, 136 P.}{Deposit:: BURBANK, W.S., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BONANZA MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 169, 166 P.} |
Reporter | Schwochow, Stephen D. |