| Deposit ID | 10014210 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010880 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ute Creek Dike Prospects |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.77539, 37.32334 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1823 |
| Relative position | 10.1 MILES S 80 W FROM CORTEZ |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Montezuma(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Battle Rock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cortez(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cortez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
McElmo(hydrologic unit)
Lower San Juan(hydrologic accounting unit)
San Juan(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Montezuma |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 035N;036N | 018W;017W | 01;31 | NE (01); SW OF SW (31) | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Malachite | Gangue |
| Pyrolusite | Gangue |
| Result | COPPER PITCH DEFINED AS MIXTURE OF TENORITE, CHRYSOCOLLA, LIMONITE, MALACHITE, AND PYROLUSITE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Diorite Porphyry | ||||
| Rock description | Diorite Porphyry | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Entrada Sandstone;Junction Creek Sandstone |
| Rock description | Entrada Sandstone;Junction Creek Sandstone |
| (1) | -108.77539, 37.32334 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Paradox Basin, Blanding Basin, Four Corners Platform, San Juan Basin |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ute Dome, Ute Peak Stock, Mabel Mountain Bysmalith |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mcelmo Creek (Ute Mountains) Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010880 |
EKREN, E.B., AND HOUSER, F.N., 1965, GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE UTE MOUNTAINS AREA, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 481, P. 66.
EKREN, E.B., AND HOUSER, F.N., 1959, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOQUI SE QUADRANGLE, MONTEZUMA COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-221.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DIORITE PORPHYRY DIKE TRENDS APPROX N 30 E, IS CENTERED ON MABEL MOUNTAIN BYSMALITH, AND CUTS ACROSS SEDIMENTARY FORMATIONS FROM EARLY CRETACEOUS (BURRO CANYON FM) TO TRIASSIC(?)/JURASSIC (NAVAJO SANDSTONE). PROSPECT IN SEC. 31 IS IN ENTRADA SANDSTONE (JURASSIC); PROSPECTS IN SEC. 01 ARE IN JUNCTION CREEK SANDSTONE (JURASSIC). SOME CU ALTERATION MINERALS DISTRIBUTED ALONG FRACTURES, IN SMALL CAVITIES, AND REPLACING ALTERED FELDSPAR AND HORNBLENDE PHENOCRYSTS IN DIORITE PORPHYRY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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