| Deposit ID | 10013141 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009278 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lula Mine |
| Related records | 10118653 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.84562, 38.42778 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2801 |
| Relative position | 9.1 MILES S 29 E FROM GUNNISON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gunnison(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Iris(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saguache(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Montrose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tomichi(hydrologic unit)
Gunnison(hydrologic accounting unit)
Gunnison(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 | Gunnison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 048N | 001E | 15 | NE OF NW OF NE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Quartz Diorite To Quartz Monzonite Of Gold Basin |
| Rock description | Quartz Diorite To Quartz Monzonite Of Gold Basin |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Metasedimentary Rocks;Felsic Volcanic Rocks-Felsite And Felsite Porphyry |
| Rock description | Metasedimentary Rocks;Felsic Volcanic Rocks-Felsite And Felsite Porphyry |
| (1) | -106.84562, 38.42778 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gunnison Uplift; San Juan Volcanic Field |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Gold Basin Anticline; Unnamed Fault |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Green Mountain (Gold Basin) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009278 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080510219 |
OLSON, J.C., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE IRIS QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1286
HEDLUND, D.C., AND OLSON, J.C., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE IRIS NW QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1134
OLSON, J.C., 1970, PERS. COMM. (FROM ORIGINAL CRIB RECORD)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINE LIES ON SMALL FAULT PARALLEL TO MAIN FAULT (N50W) THAT DISPLACES SCHIST UNIT AGAINST FELSIC VOLCANIC ROCKS. METARHYOLITE/APLITE DIKE TRENDS ALONG FAULT TRACE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1982 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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