| Deposit ID | 10013509 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009854 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Carbonate District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.35121, 39.74192 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3377 |
| Relative position | 5 TO 13 MILES N 7 W AND 6.5 MILES N 63 E FROM GLENWOOD SPRINGS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Garfield(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Carbonate(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Glenwood Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Leadville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Colorado Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
Colorado Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Colorado Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
White River National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Garfield |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 003S;004S;005S;005S | 089W;089W;088W;089W | 26,34,35;02,03,11,22,23;18,19,25;12,13 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Malachite | Gangue |
| Result | HEYL (1964) REPORTS PARTIAL ANALYSIS OF 3-FT CHANNEL SAMPLE FROM VEIN AT PRINCIPAL WORKINGS WEST OF CARBONATE: 13.9% ZN, 0.3% PB, 0.20 OZ/TON AG, 37.4% SILICA, 28.1% CARBONATE, NO AU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||||
| Rock unit name | Basalt Flows, Basalt Intrusive | ||||
| Rock description | Basalt Flows, Basalt Intrusive | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Leadville Limestone;Chaffee Formation |
| Rock description | Leadville Limestone;Chaffee Formation |
| (1) | -107.35121, 39.74192 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | White River Uplift |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Grizzly Creek Fault, Spring Creek Fault, Numerous Unnamed Normal Faults |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Length | 304.8M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1879 |
| Year of last production | 1945 |
| District name | Carbonate District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009854 |
TWETO, OGDEN, AND OTHERS, 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LEADVILLE 1X2 QUADRANGLE, NORTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-999
HEYL, A.V., 1964, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, PART 3--COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1135-C
BASS, N.W., AND NORTHROP, S.A., 1963, GEOLOGY OF GLENWOOD SPRINGS QUADRANGLE AND VICINITY, NORTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1142-J
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SOUTHERN FLANK OF WHITE RIVER UPLIFT CUT BY E-W AND WNW-ESE TRENDING NORTH-DIPPING DOLAN GULCH, GRIZZLY CREEK, AND SPRING CREEK REVERSE FAULTS, BETWEEN WHICH ARE NUMEROUS SUBPARALLEL AND NW-SE TRENDING NROMAL FAULTS WITH A FEW OF NE-SW TREND. FISSURE VEINS AND WEAK STOCKWORKS CUT LEADVILLE LIMESTONE AND CHAFFEE FM. AT CARBONATE, PRINCIPAL VEIN PARALLELS NORMAL FAULT STRIKING N 55 TO 65 E AND DIPPING 80 TO 90 SE. VEINS ARE LOCATED PERIPHERAL TO BASALTIC VOLCANIC NECK AND SCORIA CONE, LOCALLY METAMORPHOSING LEADVILLE LIMESTONE TO MARBLE. ORE NEARLY ALL OXIDIZED, LITTLE SULFIDES LEFT. |
| Deposit | NO INDIVIDUAL RECORDS PREPARED FOR DISTRICT. MOST OF ABOVE DESCRIPTIONS COME FROM MAIN UNNAMED WORKINGS AT CARBONATE. OTHER NAMES LISTED BY HEYL (1964) BUT NOT DESCRIBED SUFFICIENTLY INCLUDE CANYON CREEK AND JOHNSON CREEK PROSPECTS NEAR CARBONATE, DEFIANCE OR FORT DEFIANCE MINE (SEC. 25, T 5 S, R 89 W), AND WINDY POINT (OR STRONG) MINE AND TRANSFER SPRINGS STAGE ROAD PROSPECTS PROBABLY LOCATED NEAR WINDY POINT (SEC. 12 AND 13, T 5 S, R.89 W AND SECS. 18 AND 19, T 5 S, R 88 W), ALTHO HEYL'S MAP SHOWS LOCATION CLOSER TO GLENWOOD SPRINGS AT APPROX. SEC. 30, T 5 S, R 89 W. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-83 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 16-NOV-11 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | Changed record type from site to district. |
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