| Deposit ID | 10094405 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006757 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.33306, 37.26309 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2862 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | 6.5 MILES N 53 E FROM SAN LUIS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Costilla(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ojito Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Alamosa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Trinidad(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Costilla |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 032S | 071W | 16 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Model code | 82 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22 |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal veins |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Altered Latite-Andesite Lava Flow (Santa Fe Formation) | ||||
| Rock description | Altered Latite-Andesite Lava Flow (Santa Fe Formation) | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Santa Fe And Vallejo Formations;Minturn Formation |
| Rock description | Santa Fe And Vallejo Formations;Minturn Formation |
| (1) | -105.33306, 37.26309 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Culebra Massif, Rio Grande Rift Zone |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Unnamed Normal Faults Associated With East Edge Of Rift |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | El Plomo District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006757 |
VAN DEIST, E.C., AND VAN DEIST, P.H., 1898, NOTES ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE WESTERN SLOPE OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE IN COSTILLA COUNTY, COLO.: COLO. SCI. SOC. PROC., V. 5, P. 76-80.
VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, COLO. MINERAL RESOURCES BD., P. 65.
HOLMES, W.I., 1935, BRIEF REPORT ON THE EAST BLACKMORE TRACT: COLO. STATE PLAN. COMM. UNPUB. REPT., 1 P.
JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP 1-558.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AU CONTAINED IN QUARTZ-PYRITE REPLACEMENT ALONG FAULT ZONE. HOST APPEARS TO BE ALTERED LAVA FLOW WITHIN SEQUENCE OF CONGLOMERATES, SANDSTONES, AGGLOMERATES, AND OTHER FLOWS IN SANTA FE AND/OR VALLEJO FMS SIMILAR TO PLOMO (RITO SECO) MINE (ACCORDING TO JOHNSON'S (1969) MAP), BUT VAN DEIST SHOWS HOST TO BE SILURIAN (MORE LIKELY PENNSYLVANIAN) SILICEOUS LIMESTONE IN FAULT CONTACT WITH PRECAMBRIAN GRANITE. FAULT TRENDS N 35 E, 52.5 NW. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1981 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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