Castle Rock Springs Claim (Patented Claim: Castle Rock Springs; MS 1779), Cascade Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Castle Rock Springs Claim (Patented Claim: Castle Rock Springs; MS 1779) | Claim |
| Cascade Mining District | Mining District |
| La Plata County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 35' 50'' North , 107° 48' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rico | 255 (2017) | 21.6km |
| Silverton | 637 (2011) | 27.3km |
| Ophir | 169 (2017) | 28.9km |
| Durango | 18,006 (2017) | 36.2km |
| Mountain Village | 1,395 (2017) | 37.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club | Durango, Colorado | 36km |
Mindat Locality ID:
114889
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:114889:6
GUID (UUID V4):
8e7c25c8-4784-4696-95aa-331844085c0b
REF:Deposit:: SCOTT, D.C., 1983, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE WEST NEEDLE WILDERNESS STUDY AREA AND THE BLM WEST NEEDLE CONTIGUOUS WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, LA PLATA AND SAN JUAN COUNTIRES, COLORADO: USBM MLA 35-83, P. 18.
Deposit:: BARKER, FRED, 1969, PRECAMB
Commodities (Major) - Copper; (Minor) - Gold
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Deposit Model: 85: Polymetallic veins
Host Rock Unit: Leadville Limestone, Twilight Gneiss
Structure: San Juan Uplift, Needle Mtns Uplift
Host Rock: Limestone
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
- San Juan MountainsMountain Range
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