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  • Usage in publication:
    • Eagle Gulch latite
  • Modifications:
    • Named
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Quartz latite
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • San Luis basin
Publication:

Patton, H.B., 1916, Geology and ore deposits of the Bonanza district, Saguache County, Colorado: Colorado Geological Survey Bulletin, no. 9, 136 p.


Summary:

Named for rocks exposed on both sides of Eagle Gulch, Saguache Co, CO in San Luis basin. No type locality designated. Composed of a gray massive rock properly called quartz latite with a fine-grained groundmass. Has phenocrysts of orthoclase and smaller plagioclase phenocrysts. Lacks flow and rhyoclastic structure. No fragments of andesite enclosed. Is of Tertiary age.

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Denver GNULEX).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Eagle Gulch latite*
  • Modifications:
    • Areal extent
    • Overview
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • San Luis basin
Publication:

Burbank, W.S., 1932, Geology and ore deposits of the Bonanza mining district, Colorado, with a section on history and production by C.W. Henderson: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, 169, 166 p.


Summary:

Probably does not extend much west of Kerber Creek in San Luis basin; its eastern limit is unknown. Does not possess uniform characteristics which suggests it may be the result of a multiple intrusion. Intrudes Bonanza and Hayden Peak latites. Mapped (geologic map) in east-central part of district. Is of Tertiary age.

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Denver GNULEX).


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