Mine detail: Unnamed Cu-Pb-Zn-Mo Occurrence

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Location: Saguache County, Colorado, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.03557, -106.27977
dep_id: 10013047
mrds_id: D009126
Commodity type: metallic
Trace mineral: Lead, Molybdenum, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
alteration: Gradationally Altered Zones Begin With High-Silica Jasperoid Breccia Pipes, Surrounded By Advanced Argillic Breccia And Volcanics, Then By Nonbrecciated Silicified Quartz Latite
ore_ctrl: Anomalous Cu-Pb-Zn Values Occur Primarily In Advanced Argillic Zone And Secondarily In Unaltered To Silicified Quartz Latite. Highest Values In Advanced Argillic Breccias. Anomalous Mo Associated With Advanced Argillic And High-Silica Alteration Zone.
Reporter: Schwochow, Stephen D.
hrock_unit: Conejos Formation
hrock_type: Andesite
arock_unit: Conejos Formation
arock_type: Andesite
Structure: San Juan Volcanic Field, Rio Grande Rift, Unnamed Normal Faults, Small Horsts And Grabens
tectonic: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
References:
  • NEWMAN, J.W., 1976, THE GEOLOGY OF THE TRACY CANYON AREA, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO STATE UNIV. M.S. THESIS, 106 P
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