| Deposit ID | 60000373 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010635 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Decatur West District |
| Alternate or previous names | Stunner District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.5925, 37.38942 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | DISTRICT LOCATED ALONG ALAMOSA RIVER 3 MILES NW OF PLATORO, FROM ELEPHANT MTN ON NE TO SHEEPSHEAD-PROSPECT MTN ON SW NORTH OF RIVER, AND FROM TELLURIDE MTN-LILY POND ON NE TO ABOUT GILMORE ON SW SOUTH OF RIVER. INCLUDES DRAINAGES OF BITTER CREEK, ALUM CREEK, LOWER IRON CREEK, ASIATIC CREEK, LOWER GLOBE CREEK, AND EURYDICE CREEK. DISTRICT ACCESSIBLE BY ROAD UP ALAMOSA RIVER FROM CAPULIN THROUGH JASPER, BY TRAIL DOWN WIGHTMAN FORK FROM SUMMITVILLE, BY ROAD OVER STUNNER PASS NW FROM PLATORO, AND BY TRAIL AND ROAD SE OVER ELWOOD PASS. DISTRICT ALSO EXTENDS ONTO PLATORO QUAD. ELEV AND LAT-LONG GIVEN ARE FOR CENTRALLY LOCATED LOOKOUT MTN (NE SW SEC. 06, T36N, R3E). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Conejos(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 | Conejos |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Model code | 154 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25e |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal quartz-alunite Au |
| Mark3 model number | 38 |
| (1) | -106.5925, 37.38942 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | PLATORO CALDERA, SUMMITVILLE CALDERA, ALAMOSA RIVER STOCK, PLATORO FAULT ZONE, SUMMITVILLE FAULT |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | SAN JUAN VOLCANIC FIELD |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| Year of first production | 1870 |
| Year of last production | 1938 |
| District name | DECATUR WEST DISTRICT |
|---|---|
| District name | STUNNER DISTRICT |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | GEORGE L. AND KATHERINE T. PATTERSON |
| Home office | NEW YORK CITY |
| Year | 1938 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | STUNNER MINES, INC. |
| Home office | MONTE VISTA |
| Year | 1938 |
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, SOUTHWESTREN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-828.
STEVEN, T.A., AND LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, CALERAS OF THE SAN JUAN COLCANIC FIELD, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 958.
CALKIN, W.S., 1967, GEOLOGY, ALTERATION, AND MINERALIZATION OF THE ALUM CREEK AREA, SAN JUAN VOLCANIC FIELD, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES THESIS T-1113.
GOW, T.T., AND YANG, W.T., 1914, SURVEY NORTHWEST OF GILMORE, CONEJOS COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES THESIS T-465.
BIRD, W.H., 1972, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PLATORO CALDERA COMPLEX, SOUTHEAST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: MTN. GEOLOGIST, V. 9, NO. 4, P. 379-387
COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.
BLM MINERAL SURVEYS
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