Last Relief Mine, Embargo Mining District (Embargo Creek Mining District; Meyers Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USAi
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Last Relief Mine | Mine |
Embargo Mining District (Embargo Creek Mining District; Meyers Creek Mining District) | Mining District |
Saguache County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 48' 18'' North , 106° 31' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Alpine | 174 (2011) | 14.1km |
Gerrard | 278 (2011) | 15.5km |
South Fork | 362 (2017) | 18.2km |
Del Norte | 1,604 (2017) | 20.4km |
Creede | 405 (2011) | 35.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
118555
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:118555:6
GUID (UUID V4):
12874d10-b093-4753-af99-572b729347cd
REF:Deposit:: LARSEN, E.S., JR., AND CROSS, WHITMAN, 1956, GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE SAN JUAN REGION, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 258, P. 112.
Deposit:: STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DURANGO QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN COLO
Commodities (Major) - Lead, Silver
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Conejos Formation, Embargo Granodiorite Porphyry
Structure: Embargo Intrusive Center, San Juan Volcanic Field, La Garita Caldera
Host Rock: Granodiorite, Porphyry, Quartz Latite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
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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