| Deposit ID | 10014045 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010661 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Science Tunnel |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.59671, 37.42085 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3620 |
| Relative position | 0.65 MILES S 16 W FROM SUMMITVILLE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Grande(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Summitville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Antonito(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alamosa-Trinchera(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 | Rio Grande |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 037N | 004E | 30 | NE OF SW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Model code | 154 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25e |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal quartz-alunite Au |
| Mark3 model number | 38 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Quartz Latite Of South Mountain;Summitville Andesite | ||||
| Rock description | Quartz Latite Of South Mountain;Summitville Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite |
| Rock unit name | Quartz Latite Of South Mountain;Summitville Andesite |
| Rock description | Quartz Latite Of South Mountain;Summitville Andesite |
| (1) | -106.59671, 37.42085 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Juan Volcanic Field |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Platoro Caldera, Summitville Caldera, Summitville Fault, South Mountain Dome |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Summit (Summitville) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010661 |
PATTON, H.B., 1917, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PLATORO-SUMMITVILLE MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO: CGS BULL. 13.
LIPMAN, P.W., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PLATORO CALDERA AREA, SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-828.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SCIENCE VEIN IS EXAMPLE OF WELL-MINERALIZED BUT HIDDEN VEIN IN QUARTZ-ALUNITE ROCK AND TRENDS N 36 W. WALLS COMPOSED OF SOFT ARGILLIZED ROCK. VEIN PINCHES OUT INTO HIGHLY ARGILLIZED ROCK AT NW END BUT SE END STILL IN SILICIFIED ROCK. NARROW VEIN LOCALLY CONTAINS ABUNDANT ENARGITE AND PYRITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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