| Deposit ID | 10012349 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007932 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dora Belle Tunnels |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.91395, 37.87084 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3124 |
| Relative position | 1.45 MILES N 32 E FROM CREEDE (B.M. 8853 AT NORTH END OF TOWN) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mineral(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Creede(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Del Norte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Rio Grande National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Mineral |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 042N | 19 | SW OF NW OF SE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Result | MN ORE REPORTEDLY CARRIED 9 % PB |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Willow Creek Member Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Willow Cr. Mbr. Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Willow Creek Member Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite |
| Rock description | Willow Cr. Mbr. Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite |
| (1) | -106.91395, 37.87084 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Juan Volcanic Field; La Garita, Creede, And Bachelor Calderas |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Small Area Of Complex Fracturing, Possibly A Southeastward Extension Of Solomon-Holy Moses Fault Zone But More Likely Related To Similar Set Of Fractures That Diagonally Terminates South End Of S-Hm Zone |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Creede District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Length | 160.02M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007932 |
EMMONS, W.H., AND LARSEN, E.S. 1923, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CREEDE DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 718, 198 P.
LINDEMANN, J.W., AND OTHERS, EDS., 1981, FIELD TRIP NOTES, CREEDE MINING DISTRICT, SAN JUAN VOLCANIC PROVINCE, COLORADO: DENVER REGIONAL EXPLORATION GEOLOGISTS SOC. GUIDEBOOK
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NORTH TUNNEL CUT MANGANIFEROUS GOUGE ZONE STRIKING E-W, DIPPING 55 S. SOUTH TUNNEL HIT LIGHT-COLORED GOUGE IN FRACTURE TRENDING N 80 W, 85 SW |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1981 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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