Mine detail: Argonaut Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

37.68445, -108.03926

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Lead, Copper
Tertiary:	Zinc
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Quartz

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Hermosa Formation
Host type:	Sandstone,Limestone,Latite
Associated rock:	Hornblende Latite Porphyry;Augite Monzonite
Associated type:	Monzonite,Latite
Structure:	San Juan Uplift, Paradox Basin, Rico Dome
Tectonic:	Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

References

MRDS	D010758
DEP	10087911
Reference	{Deposit:: RANSOME, F.L., 1901, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS 22D ANN. REPT., PT. 2, P. 360.}{Deposit:: MCKNIGHT, E.T., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO DISTRICT,COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 723.}{Deposit:: PRATT, W.P., AND OTHERS, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND MONTEZUMA COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-797.}
Reporter	Schwochow, Stephen D.