| Deposit ID | 60000402 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC00025 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Eureka District-Colorado |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.54253, 37.87501 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ELEV. 9,800 TO 13,000 FT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Howardsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silverton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Animas(hydrologic unit)
Upper San Juan(hydrologic accounting unit)
San Juan(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CO)
Bureau of Land Management CO BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | San Juan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| (1) | -107.54253, 37.87501 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | FISSURES AND VEINS. CRESCENTIC FAULTS OUTLINE THE CENTRAL BLOCKS OF THE SILVERTON CALDERA. |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | NORTH SIDE OF THE SILVERTON CALDERA ALONG A NORTHEAST-TRENDING GRABEN (EXTENDS FROM THE SILVERTON CALDERA TO THE LAKE CITY CALDERA IN HINSDALE COUNTY.) PART OF THE DISTRICT EXTENDS INTO THE CENTRAL DOWNFAULTED BLOCK OF THE SILVERTON CALDERA. |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | EUREKA DISTRICT |
|---|
SHARPS, 1963: CSM MIN. IND. BULL, V.6, NO. 6.
MOSIER, D.L., MENZIE, W.D., AND KLEINHAMPL, F.J., 1986, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-TONNAGE INFORMATION ON TERTIARY EPITHERMAL PRECIOUS- AND BASE-METAL VEIN DISTRICTS ASSOCIATED WITH VOLCANIC ROCKS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1666, 39 P.
KOSCHMANN, A.H., AND BERGENDAHL, M.H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 610, 283 P.
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