The architecture of the porphyry-metal system as a prospecting stratagem in the Southern Rocky Mountains
Open-File Report
78-130
By: George J. Neuerburg
Links
- Document: Report (pdf)
- Download citation as: RIS | Dublin Core
Abstract
A model of the porphyry-metal system characteristic of the consanguineous Cretaceous and Tertiary igneous rocks and associated ores of the southern Rocky Mountains is constructed from the bits and pieces exposed in the Colorado mineral belt and the San Juan volcanic field. Hydrothermally altered rocks in a part of the areas of mineralized rock associated with the Platoro caldera are matched against the model, to locate and to characterize latent mineral deposits for optimal prospecting and exploration. The latent deposits are two stockwork molybdenite deposits (porphyry-molybdenum) and one or two copper-gold-silver chimney deposits.
Suggested Citation
Neuerburg, G.J., 1978, The architecture of the porphyry-metal system as a prospecting stratagem in the Southern Rocky Mountains: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-130, 33 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr78130.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | The architecture of the porphyry-metal system as a prospecting stratagem in the Southern Rocky Mountains |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 78-130 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr78130 |
| Year Published | 1978 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 33 p. |