The Porphyry Peak Alunite Deposit is a mine located in Saguache county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,401 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 11,401 Feet (3,475 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.3425, -106.16222
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Porphyry Peak Alunite Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Porphyry Peak Alunite Deposit
Commodity
Tertiary: Aluminum
Tertiary: Titanium, Metal
Location
State: Colorado
County: Saguache
District: Bonanza (Kerber Creek) District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sawatch Range, San Juan Volcanic Field, Rio Grande Rift
Type: L
Description: Bonanza Caldera
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification; Intense Solfataric Alteration
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Rutile
Ore: Alunite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Jasper
Comments
Comment (Location): ON BROAD FLAT-TOPPED MESA ONE MILE SW OF PORPHYRY PEAK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1976
Comment (Deposit): ALTHOUGH FORMATION IS MOSTLY FLOWS AND TUFFS, SOLFATARIC ALTERATION CHARACTERISTIC OF ALUNITE OCCURRENCES INDICATES THAT SOME OF THE RHYOLITE IS OF INTRUSIVE ORIGIN, PROBABLY FROM A BURIED VENT, FISSURE, OR NECK. ROCK HAS BEEN COMPLETELY ALTERED TO TOUGH JASPERY MASSES OF QUARTZ, ALUNITE, AND MINOR AMOUNTS OF OTHER MINERALS INCLUDING RUTILE
References
Reference (Deposit): BURBANK, W.S., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BONANZA MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 169, P
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