| Deposit ID | 10014053 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010669 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Gold Occurrence |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.7845, 37.88334 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3566 |
| Relative position | 7.5 MILES N 73 E FROM CREEDE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mineral(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Halfmoon Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Del Norte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Durango(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Rio Grande National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
La Garita Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Mineral |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 042N | 002E | 19 | NE | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Result | THREE 3-FT-LONG CHIP SAMPLES WERE TAKEN FROM PARTLY WELDED TUFF. AU AND AG DETERMINED BY FIRE ASSAY |
|---|---|
| Result | OTHER ELEMENTS BY SEMIQUANTITATIVE SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS. SAMPLE 103 CONTAINED 0.01 OZ/TON AU, 0.10 OZ/TON AG, 2% FE, 1% MG, 2% CA, 0.3% TI, 2000 PPM MN, 3000 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 5 PPM CO, 10 PPM CR, 30 PPM CU, 5 PPM NI, 70 PPM PB, 300 PPM SR, 30 PPM V, 200 PPM ZR. SAMPLE 104 CONTAINED 0.01 OZ/TON AU, 0.20 OZ/TON AG, 2% FE, 2% MG, 3% CA, 0.3% TI, 1000 PPM MN, 3000 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 5 PPM CO, 10 PPM CR, 10 PPM CU, 5 PPM NI, 50 PPM PB, 500 PPM SR, 30 PPM V, 200 PPM ZR. SAMPLE 104 CONTAINED 0.01 OZ/TON AU. 0.03 OZ/TON AG, 0.030% CU, 5% FE, 3% MG, 7% CA, 0.5% TI, 1000 PPM MN, 3 PPM AG, 3000 PPM BA, 15 PPM CO, 20 PPM CR, 500 PPM CU, 5 PPM NI, 50 PPM PB, 700 PPM SR, 100 PPM V, 200 PPM ZR. |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Rat Creek Tuff | ||||||||
| Rock description | Rat Creek Tuff | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Rat Creek Tuff |
| Rock description | Rat Creek Tuff |
| (1) | -106.7845, 37.88334 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | La Garita Caldera |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Unnamed Fault |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Wheeler Geologic Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010669 |
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
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1983 | Schwochow, Stephen D. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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