Lat / long: | 37.6864, -108.03898 |
Primary: | Gold |
Ore: | Gold, Pyrite |
Gangue: | Calcite, Quartz |
Discovery year: | 1893 |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Deposit type: | Vein |
Production size: | Small |
Development status: | Past Producer |
Host rock: | Hermosa Formation |
Host type: | Shale |
Associated rock: | Hornblende Latite Porphyry |
Associated type: | Latite |
Structure: | San Juan Uplift, Paradox Basin, Rico Dome |
Tectonic: | Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns) |
MRDS | D010773 |
DEP | 10014128 |
Reference | {Deposit:: MCKNIGHT, E.T., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 723, P. 94-95.}{Deposit:: PRATT, W.P., AND OTHERS, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND MONTEZUMA COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-797.}{Deposit:: BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 8099} |
Reporter | Schwochow, Stephen D. |