Garfield Claim, Crestone Mining District (Baca Grant Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Garfield Claim | Claim |
Crestone Mining District (Baca Grant Mining District) | Mining District |
Saguache County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 59' 37'' North , 105° 40' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Crestone | 139 (2017) | 2.7km |
Moffat | 116 (2011) | 21.1km |
Westcliffe | 577 (2017) | 23.7km |
Silver Cliff | 591 (2017) | 25.1km |
Hooper | 103 (2011) | 33.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
118516
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:118516:7
GUID (UUID V4):
3c2f4844-e155-4c10-bc6f-7e4fa6ee319b
REF:Deposit:: JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS I-558
Deposit:: COLORADO DIV. MINES MINE MANAGERS REPTS, 1900, 1901
Deposit:: BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 15032
Commodities (Major) - Gold
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Quartz Monzonite
Structure: Sangre De Cristo Range, Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift, Sangre De Cristo Fault, Unnamed Branch Fault
Host Rock: Metasedimentary Rock, Schist
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 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
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S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
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