| Deposit ID | 10013252 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009445 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Molly Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Movelock Mine ? |
| Related records | 10190188 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.59787, 39.11666 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2792 |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | 14.5 MILES N 28 W OF SOMERSET |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Delta(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Electric Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carbondale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Leadville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
North Fork Gunnison(hydrologic unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic accounting unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Delta |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 011S | 091W | 07 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||||
| Rock unit name | Basaltic Dikes And Plugs | ||||
| Rock description | Basaltic Dikes And Plugs | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Rock unit name | Basaltic Dikes And Plugs;Wasatch Formation |
| Rock description | Basaltic Dikes And Plugs;Wasatch Formation |
| (1) | -107.59787, 39.11666 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Piceance Basin, Gunnison Uplift, West Elk Centers |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Piceance Basin, Grand Hogback Monocline |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Grand Mesa Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Charles Horn |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009445 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080290066 |
TWETO, OGDEN, AND OTHERS, 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LEADVILLE 1X2 QUADRANGLE, NORTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-999
TRAVER, W.M., JR., 1947, INVESTIGATIONS OF STRATEGIC MINERAL RESOURCES, IN VANDERWILT, J.W., MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLORADO STATE MINERAL RESOURCES BOARD, P. 474, 484.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EXACT NATURE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN BUT MOST LIKELY THE MINERALIZATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH VERTICAL EAST-WEST-TRENDING BASALT DIKE INTRUDING WASATCH FM. YEEND (1969) BELIEVES THE DIKE IS A FEEDER DIKE EQUIVALENT TO BASALT FLOWS ON GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS. YEEND CITES K-AR DATE BY J.R. DONNELL OF 9.7 0.485 MY BP (PLIOCENE) FOR AGE OF FLOWS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-82 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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