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Banded Peak District

Occurrence in Archuleta county in Colorado, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, 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 10014051
MRDS ID D010667
Record type District
Current site name Banded Peak District
Alternate or previous names Claims: Treasury Nos. 1-5, MS 12553, Saratoga Nos. 1-7, MS 12554, Mammoth Nos. 1-8, MS 12562

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.67866, 37.17863 (WGS84)
Elevation 2765
Relative position 19 MILES S 70 E FROM PAGOSA SPRINGS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Archuleta(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elephant Head Rock(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Archuleta

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 034N;034N 002E;003E 13,24;18,19 Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • (LAND STATUS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AREA LOCATIONS CALCULATED USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS FOR SAN JUAN N. F.). ALONG NAVAJO RIVER ON WEST BORDER OF TIERRA AMARILLA LAND GRANT 13 TO 14 MILES NE OF CHROMO. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR COMMON SECTION CORNER. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :41? 01 1974

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 154
USGS model code 25e
Deposit model name Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Mark3 model number 38

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Conejos Formation--Vent Facies;Regional Lavas And Related Rocks--Intrusive Rocks
    Rock description Conejos Formation--Vent Facies;Regional Lavas And Related Rocks--Intrusive Rocks
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Conejos Formation--Vent Facies;Regional Lavas And Related Rocks--Intrusive Rocks
    Rock description Conejos Formation--Vent Facies;Regional Lavas And Related Rocks--Intrusive Rocks

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.67866, 37.17863
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description San Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Basin
Type of structure Local
Structure description Unnamed Local Volcanic Center

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1875

Mining district

District name Banded Peak District

Land status

Ownership category
Area name San Juan N. F. (?)

Comments on development

  • NO REPORTS AVAILABLE ON GEOLOGY, ORES, OR MINING HISTORY OF DISTRICT. COLORADO DIV. MINES ANNUAL REPORT STATES THAT QUESTION OF TITLE ON SPANISH LAND GRANT (TIERRA AMARILLA) HAD GREATLY RETARDED PROSPECTING. COMPANY THAT CONTROLLED 60000 ACRES THERE PROMULGATED SET OF MINING REGULATIONS SIMILAR TO THE STATE'S AND OPENED LAND TO PROSPECTING. IF REPORTS WERE ACCURATE, FINDS WERE WORTHY OF INVESTIGATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LIPMAN, P.W., AND HAIL, W.J., JR., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CHAMA PEAK QUADRANGLE, CONEJOS AND ARCHULETA COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-682.

  • Deposit

    COLORADO DIV. MINES, 1898, ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1897: COLORADO DIV. MINES, P. 9-10.

  • Deposit

    BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 12553, 12554, 12562

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: LATE 1800S
Deposit ALTHOUGH NO GEOLOGIC REPORT IS AVAILABLE FOR DISTRICT, MINERALIZATION COULD BE SIMILAR TO THAT AT CRATER DISTRICT AND RELATED TO SYSTEM OF DIKES AND FAULTS SUBRADIAL FROM PLATORO CALDERA. LIPMAN AND HAIL MAPPED ZONES OF ALTERATION (TYPE UNKNOWN) IN VENT AND VOLCANICLASTIC FACIES OF CONEJOS FM IN AREA AROUND TWO (POSSIBLY SAME) N 20 E TRENDING DIKES AND SMALL STOCK WITHIN AND JUST NE OF DISTRICT. ORE MINERALS UNKNOWN BUT IF SIMILAR TO CRATER DISTRICT COULD INCLUDE ARGENTIFEROUS(?) GALENA, SPHALERITE, CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE.

Reporter information

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

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