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Mammoth Revenue Mine (Mammoth Mine), Platoro Mining District (Ute Mining District), Conejos County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mammoth Revenue Mine (Mammoth Mine) | Mine |
| Platoro Mining District (Ute Mining District) | Mining District |
| Conejos County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 20' 48'' North , 106° 32' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gerrard | 278 (2011) | 37.1km |
| South Fork | 362 (2017) | 37.1km |
| Capulin | 200 (2011) | 38.0km |
| Alpine | 174 (2011) | 38.3km |
| Del Norte | 1,604 (2017) | 40.2km |
Ore deposit consists of quartz – pyrite veins, fracture fillings, in north-northwest trending faults. Ore shoots within the vein contain gold tellurides and silver sulphosalts. Wallrock alteration associated with mineralization is relatively minor. The geological literature of the Platoro region mostly concerns the volcanism and caldera development. Adjunct to this, brief reviews of the ore deposits are given by Lipman and Steven (1970) and Lipman (1975).
REF:Deposit:: PATTON, H.B., 1917, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PLATORO-SUMMITVILLE MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO: CGS BULL. 13.
Deposit:: LIPMAN, P.W., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PLATORO CALDERA AREA, SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USA
(Aztec; MS 6256; Umbria; MS 6535; Burris; MS 6255; Morning Star; MS 6256; Etruria; MS 6535; Middle; MS 5636; Pavonia; MS 6535; Revenue; MS 5722; Hallam; MS 6255; Auraria; MS 6535; Servia; MS 6535; Hyman; MS 6255; Arms; MS 6256; Mammoth Mine; Mammoth Mill)
Commodities (Major) - Gold, Silver; (Minor) - Lead, Copper; (Trace) - Molybdenum, Antimony, Zinc
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Producer
Deposit Model: 154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Host Rock Unit: La Jara Canyon Member Of Treasure Mountain Tuff
Structure: San Juan Volcanic Field, Platoro Caldera, Summitville Caldera, Platoro Fault Zone, Cornwall Block
Host Rock: Quartz Latite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
REF:Deposit:: PATTON, H.B., 1917, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PLATORO-SUMMITVILLE MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO: CGS BULL. 13.
Deposit:: LIPMAN, P.W., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PLATORO CALDERA AREA, SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USA
(Aztec; MS 6256; Umbria; MS 6535; Burris; MS 6255; Morning Star; MS 6256; Etruria; MS 6535; Middle; MS 5636; Pavonia; MS 6535; Revenue; MS 5722; Hallam; MS 6255; Auraria; MS 6535; Servia; MS 6535; Hyman; MS 6255; Arms; MS 6256; Mammoth Mine; Mammoth Mill)
Commodities (Major) - Gold, Silver; (Minor) - Lead, Copper; (Trace) - Molybdenum, Antimony, Zinc
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Producer
Deposit Model: 154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Host Rock Unit: La Jara Canyon Member Of Treasure Mountain Tuff
Structure: San Juan Volcanic Field, Platoro Caldera, Summitville Caldera, Platoro Fault Zone, Cornwall Block
Host Rock: Quartz Latite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
20 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
| ⓘ 'Andorite' Formula: AgPbSb3S6 |
| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Miargyrite Formula: AgSbS2 |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag |
| ⓘ Petzite Formula: Ag3AuTe2 |
| ⓘ Polybasite Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| ⓘ Proustite Formula: Ag3AsS3 |
| ⓘ Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Zinkenite Formula: Pb9Sb22S42 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Petzite | 2.BA.75 | Ag3AuTe2 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Proustite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3AsS3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ | Polybasite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| ⓘ | Miargyrite | 2.HA.10 | AgSbS2 |
| ⓘ | Zinkenite | 2.JB.35a | Pb9Sb22S42 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Andorite' | - | AgPbSb3S6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Southern Rocky MountainsOrogenic Belt
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- San Juan MountainsMountain Range
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Mammoth Revenue Mine, Platoro Mining District, Conejos County, Colorado, USA