| Deposit ID | 10014186 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010851 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rush Basin Bog Limonite Deposit |
| Related records | 10239112 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.09509, 37.42584 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3609 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | 15.5 MILES N 51 W FROM DURANGO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Montezuma(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
La Plata(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cortez(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cortez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle San Juan(hydrologic unit)
Upper San Juan(hydrologic accounting unit)
San Juan(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
San Juan National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Montezuma |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 037N | 011W | 32 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium | ||||
| Rock unit name | Alluvium And Bog Material | ||||
| Rock description | Alluvium And Bog Material | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -108.09509, 37.42584 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | La Plata Dome |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | California (La Plata) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | San Juan N. F. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010851 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080830097 |
HARRER, C.M., AND TESCH, W.J., JR., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO: USBM IC-7918, P. 51-52.
ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LIMONITE CURRENTLY BEING FORMED IN BOG DEPOSIT FROM ALTERATION OF AURIFEROUS PYRITE IN VEINS; OCCURS AS COATINGS AND CEMENT AND AS PURE LIMONITE TO IMPURE, LOOSE, UNCONSOLIDATED MIXTURES OF LIMONITE, BOG MATERIAL, SAND AND GRAVEL |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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