| Deposit ID | 10018307 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC05194 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Morgan |
| Alternate or previous names | Morgen Manganese Prospect |
| Related records | 10288971 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.85866, 39.58332 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ONE MILE E OF MONTEZUMA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Summit(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Montezuma(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Denver West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Blue(hydrologic unit)
Colorado Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Colorado Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
White River National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Summit |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 005S | 076W | 26 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -105.85866, 39.58332 |
|---|
| Strike | N60-80E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 55-80N |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Montezuma Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC05194 |
LOVERING, T.S., 1935, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MONTEZUMA QUDRANGLE, COLORADO U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 178, P. 90
USBM MIN. EXAM. FILE
LOVERING, T.S., AND GODDARD, E.N., 1950, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE FRONT RANGE, COLORADO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 223, 319 P.
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,65
PATTON, H.B., 1909, THE MONTEZUMA MINING DISTRICT OF SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, FIRST REPORT, 1908, P. 105-144.
WILSON, ANNA B., AND LAROCK, EDWARD J., IN PRESS, MINERALIZED AREAS AND PRINCIPAL LODE MINES IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-2163, SCALE 1:50,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BEST ORE AT FRACTURE JOINTS. VEINS ARE A FEW INCHES TO 28 INCHES. |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD DUPLICATED MRDS # DC05621. THE TWO RECORDS WERE COMBINED AND RECORD # DC05621 WAS DELETED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1973 | Conservation Division Files | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1991 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 07-AUG-0007 | Melton, Greg | U.S. Geological Survey |
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