Washington Gold Mining and Milling Company Claims (Claims: Morning Star; Bachelor; Silver Moon; Evening Star No. 2), Embargo Mining District (Embargo Creek Mining District; Meyers Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 48' 5'' North , 106° 30' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Claims
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine | 174 (2011) | 14.5km |
| Gerrard | 278 (2011) | 15.8km |
| South Fork | 362 (2017) | 18.8km |
| Del Norte | 1,604 (2017) | 19.0km |
| Center | 2,204 (2017) | 35.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
118822
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:118822:9
GUID (UUID V4):
3f161421-b976-4af2-9668-3fa0b44a4eff
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 (Trace) - Copper, Lead, Gold, Silver
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Conejos Formation, Embargo Granodiorite Porphyry
Structure: San Juan Volcanic Field, La Garita Caldera, Embargo Intrusive Center
Host Rock: Granodiorite, Porphyry, Quartz Latite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
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Rock Types Recorded
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| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 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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