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Last Chance No. 1; No. 2 Occurrence (No. 2; Red Bird Claims Claims Claims; Mexican Lode No. 1), Crystal Hill Mining District, Saguache County, Colorado, USAi
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Last Chance No. 1; No. 2 Occurrence (No. 2; Red Bird Claims Claims Claims; Mexican Lode No. 1)Occurrence
Crystal Hill Mining DistrictMining District
Saguache CountyCounty
ColoradoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 56' 42'' North , 106° 18' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Saguache480 (2017)21.5km
Center2,204 (2017)27.6km
Del Norte1,604 (2017)29.8km
Moffat116 (2011)35.4km
Alpine174 (2011)37.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
118554
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:118554:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: BMC RECORD DATA FILES
Deposit:: STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DURANGO QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS 1-764
Commodities (Major) - Manganese, Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver
Deposit Type: Unknown
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Early Intermediate Lavas And Breccias (Near-Source Facies), Maroon Formation
Structure: San Juan Volcanic Field, Summer Coon Volcanic Center, La Garita Caldera
Host Rock: Quartz Monzonite, Gabbro
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘChlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Unclassified
ⓘ'Wad'-

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ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
AgSilver
Agⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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