Geology and ore deposits of the Garfield quadrangle, Colorado

Abstract

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Mineral resource potential of National Forest RARE II and wilderness areas in Colorado

“…Within the study area there are numerous prospect pits and a few shafts and adits, although there is no recorded production from the study area. There are quartz-fluorite veins in the northern part of the study area, and quartzpyrite veins in the eastern part of the study area near Whitepine (Dings and Robinson, 1975).…”

“…The Romley study area contains primarily Tertiary-age quartz monzonite of the Mount Princeton batholith. Proterozoic gneisses and granites and some Paleozoic sedimentary rocks crop out in the western portion of the study area (Dings and Robinson, 1975). The study area is adjacent to the Tincup, Quartz Creek, and Cottonwood Creek mining districts on the east.…”

“…A few prospect pits and one adit occur within the study area, but no production of base or precious metals has been reported. Graphite has been produced from Graphite Basin in the western part of the study area (Dings and Robinson, 1975). There are no known mineralized veins mapped within the study area.…”

“…There is a moderate potential for silver, lead, and zinc deposits in the Paleozoic carbonate rocks of the western part of the study area. Other energy and mineral deposits are unknown, and their potential is regarded as low (Dings and Robinson, 1975;Taylor and others, 1984).…”

“…Small slivers of Paleozoic sedimentary rocks crop out in the northern part of the study area (Dings and Robinson, 1975). The study area is adjacent to, and partly included in the Tomichi mining district on the east side, adjacent to the Box Canyon district on the west side, and near the Quartz Creek district on the northwest side.…”