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Morning Star

Producer in Clear Creek county in Colorado, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10016005
MRDS ID DC00131
Record type Site
Current site name Morning Star
Alternate or previous names Arizona, Garden, Sun and Moon, Minott, Jackson, Etna, Pine Tree, St Joseph, De Lesseps, J Warner, Bellman, Golden Edge, Santa Fe, West Santa Fe, Allan, Max, Gem, Jones, Amy, Dexter, Freighters Friend, Veto, Franklin, Oro Fino, Reilly, Ship Ahoy, Freeman, Alpha, Harpoon, Tropic, Pine Shade, Sunny Side, Richard, Seaton, Needham, Eclipse, Foxhead, Casino, Tigris, Ottawa, Esmeralda, Treasure Vault, Edgardine, Galates, Silver Age, Bell, Pine, Socmo, Fox, Golden Rod, Big Revenue
Related records 10142750

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.54337, 39.7536 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clear Creek(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Central City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Denver West(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Denver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Clear(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Clear Creek

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 03S 73W 25 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Silver Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.54337, 39.7536
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: FRONT RANGE MINERAL BELT, A NE TRENDING ZONE OF PORPHYRITIC INTRUSIVE ROCK AND HYDROTHERMAL VEINS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS P P 94, 1917, PL 7

  • Deposit

    BLM CONNECTING SHEETS

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 1208, 1966

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 6,63

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1972 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 20-JUN-2007 Melton, Greg U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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