| Deposit ID | 10087564 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007885 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Reno Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.96784, 37.85501 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2842 |
| Relative position | 2.2 MILES N88W FROM CREEDE (B.M. 8853 AT NORTH END OF TOWN) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mineral(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Creede(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Del Norte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Grande Headwaters(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 | Mineral |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 042N | 001W | 27 | SW OF SW OF SE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Campbell Mtn. Member Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Campbell Mtn. Mbr. Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Campbell Mtn. Member Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite |
| Rock description | Campbell Mtn. Mbr. Of Bachelor Mtn. Rhyolite |
| (1) | -106.96784, 37.85501 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Juan Volcanic Field; La Garita, Creede, And Bachelor Calderas |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Alpha-Corsair Fault; Creede Graben |
| Strike | N28W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 55 TO 60 NE |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Creede District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007885 |
EMMONS, W.H., AND LARSEN, E.S. 1923, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CREEDE DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 718, 198 P.
LINDEMANN, J.W., AND OTHERS, EDS., 1981, FIELD TRIP NOTES, CREEDE MINING DISTRICT, SAN JUAN VOLCANIC PROVINCE, COLORADO: DENVER REGIONAL EXPLORATION GEOLOGISTS SOC. GUIDEBOOK
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIN AG VEINLET FILLING FRACTURE NEAR TO, PARALLEL TO, AND IN HANGING WALL OF ALPHA-CORSAIR FAULT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1981 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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