| Deposit ID | 60001023 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MP90006 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Telluride District |
| Alternate or previous names | Upper San Miguel District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.80064, 37.9169 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Miguel(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Telluride(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silverton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Miguel(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | San Miguel |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| (1) | -107.80064, 37.9169 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | NORTHWEST-TRENDING SWARM OF DIKES, FISSURES, AND VEINS RADIATING FROM THE SILVERTON CALDERA FORMING A BELT OF FRACTURE ZONES, RING FAULTS AND DIKES, CONE SHEETS, AND RADIAL DIKE SWARMS. |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | PARADOX BASIN OF SOUTHEASTERN UTAH AND SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO (INTRACRATONIC BASIN) TRENDING NORTHWEST-SOUTHEAST ELONGATE STRUCTURE. |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| District name | TELLURIDE DISTRICT |
|---|---|
| District name | UPPER SAN MIGUEL DISTRICT |
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.
FISHER, F.S., 1990, GOLD DEPOSITS IN THE SNEFFELS-TELLURIDE AND CAMP BIRD MINING DISTRICTS, SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO, IN SHAWE, D.R., ASHLEY, R.P., AND CARTER, L.M.H., EDS., GOLD-BEARING POLYMETALLIC VEINS AND REPLACEMENT DEPOSITS PART II: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1857-F, P. F12,F18.
FRIEDMAN, JULES D., AND HELER, JOAN S., TECTONIC TRENDS OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE PARADOX BASIN, SOUTHEASTER UTAH AND SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO, AS DERIVED FROM LANDSAT MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER IMAGING AND GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOOGIC MAPPING: US. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 200-C,D, 40 P.
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