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Unnamed Prospect

Occurrence in Archuleta county in Colorado, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014019
MRDS ID D010625
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.69644, 37.38752 (WGS84)
Elevation 3327
Relative position 6.1 MILES S 62 W FROM SUMMITVILLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Archuleta(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elwood Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Antonito(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper San Juan(hydrologic unit)

Upper San Juan(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Juan(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

San Juan National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

South San Juan Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Archuleta

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 036N 002E 12 NW OF NW Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • (LAND STATUS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AREA LOCATIONS CALCULATED USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS FOR SAN JUAN N. F.). ON SW SIDE OF CRATER LAKE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1975

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SPECIFIC ORE MINERALS UNKNOWN, BUT LINDQUIST CITIES GENERAL OCCURRENCES OF PYRITE, ARGENTIFEROUS GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE, AND PYRRHOTITE IN CRATER LAKE ALTERED AREA.

Analytical data

Result GRAB SAMPLE OF VEIN MATERIAL BELOW PROSPECT CONTAINED 0.2 OZ/TON AG, 0.02% PB, 0.002% CU. CHIP SAMPLE OF VEIN CONTAINED 1.2 OZ/TON AG, 0.008% CU. RANDOM GRAB SAMPLE FROM OUTCROP ABOVE ADIT CONTAINED 0.6 OZ/TON AG, 0.02% PB, 0.006% CU.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Rock unit name Intrusive Rocks--Monzonite
    Rock description Intrusive Rocks--Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Rock unit name Intrusive Rocks--Monzonite
    Rock description Intrusive Rocks--Monzonite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.69644, 37.38752
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description San Juan Volcanic Field
Type of structure Local
Structure description Platoro Caldera, Crater Creek Stock

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Crater District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name San Juan N. F.

Comments on the workings information

  • 3-FT ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LINDQUIST, A.E., 1977, METALLIC AND COAL RESOURCES, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CHAMA-SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, MINERAL, RIO GRANDE, ARCHULETA, AND CONEJOS COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT. 77-309.

  • Deposit

    LIPMAN, P.W., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PLATORO CALDERA AREA, SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-828.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN CONTAINING QUARTZ STRINGERS TRENDS S 57 W, 90 SE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1983 Schwochow, Stephen D. Colorado Geological Survey

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