Unnamed Gold Occurrence (MRDS - 10016279), Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA i
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Unnamed Gold Occurrence (MRDS - 10016279) Occurrence
Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District) Mining District
Saguache County County
Colorado State
USA Country

Regional Level Types
Unnamed Gold Occurrence (MRDS - 10016279)	Occurrence
Cochetopa Mining District (Cochetopa Creek Mining District)	Mining District
Saguache County	County
Colorado	State
USA	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

38° 10' 57'' North , 106° 37' 38'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

G#: 9wu1jwumj

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Dfc : Subarctic climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Saguache	480 (2017)	43.7km
Creede	405 (2011)	45.4km
Gunnison	6,076 (2018)	48.0km
Maysville	135 (2011)	54.9km
Alpine	174 (2011)	54.9km

Mindat Locality ID:

118783

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:118783:3

GUID (UUID V4):

REF:Deposit:: LARSEN, E.S., JR., AND CROSS, WHITMAN, 1956, GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE SAN JUAN REGION, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 258
Deposit:: TWETO, OGDEN, AND OTHERS, 1976, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MONTROSE 1X2 QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWEST
Commodities (Trace) - Silver, Gold
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Gneiss
Structure: San Juan Volcanic Field, Cochetopa Dome; Unnamed Concentric Fault
Host Rock: Quartz Latite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

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San Juan MountainsMountain Range

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