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Moss Flower, Silver King

Occurrence in Chaffee county in Colorado, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10017263
MRDS ID DC03195
Record type Site
Current site name Moss Flower, Silver King

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.30477, 38.57 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 1/2 MI. NW. OF GARFIELD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chaffee(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Garfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gunnison(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Montrose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Arkansas Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Pike and San Isabel National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Chaffee

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 50N 06E 21 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.30477, 38.57
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LOCALLY CONSISTS OF QUARTZITE AND ARGILLITE BEDS THAT STRIKE NE AND DIP 70-90 NW OR SE. THIS FM. IS INTRUDED BY THE PRINCETON QTZ. MONZONITE. VEINS ARE NARROW (6IN OR LESS) AND SHORT (200 FT OR LESS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DMEA RECORDS

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,64

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1992 Spanski, Gregory T. 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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