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Swab Mine

Occurrence in Alamosa county in Colorado, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Molybdenum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011674
MRDS ID D006759
Record type Site
Current site name Swab Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.52807, 37.54363 (WGS84)
Elevation 3036
Relative position 7.4 MILES N 4 W FROM BLANCA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alamosa(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Twin Peaks(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Blanca Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trinidad(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Luis(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Alamosa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 029S 073W 10 NE Colorado

Comments on the location information

  • 3.3 MILES S 44 W FROM BLANCA PEAK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Granodiorite Gneiss
    Rock description Granodiorite Gneiss;Basic To Silicic Dike Swarms

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift Zone, Ft. Garland Embayment
Type of structure Local
Structure description Sangre De Cristo Frontal Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Blanca District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO: COLO. MINERAL RESOURCES BD., P. 31

  • Deposit

    ECKEL, E.B., 1961, USGS BULL. 1114, P. 322-323.

  • Deposit

    HENDERSON, C.W., 1926, USGS PROF. PAPER 138, P. 110

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP 1-558.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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