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Unnamed Gold Occurrence (MRDS - 10014053), Wheeler Geologic Area, Mineral County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 52' 60'' North , 106° 47' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.88334,-106.78389
GeoHash:
G#: 9wspd06q7
GRN:
N26W61
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Creede405 (2011)13.1km
South Fork362 (2017)26.9km
Alpine174 (2011)27.5km
Gerrard278 (2011)28.4km
Del Norte1,604 (2017)44.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
116159
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:116159:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1977, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LA GARITA WILDERNESS, SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1420, P. 48, 62-63
Commodities (Trace) - Copper, Silver, Gold
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Morrison Formation
Structure: Unnamed Fault, La Garita Caldera
Host Rock: Rhyolite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

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