Copper - Lead - Gold - Silver Prospect (MRDS - 10094405), El Plomo Mining District (Rito Seca Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Copper - Lead - Gold - Silver Prospect (MRDS - 10094405) | Prospect |
| El Plomo Mining District (Rito Seca Mining District) | Mining District |
| Costilla County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 15' 47'' North , 105° 19' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| San Luis | 618 (2017) | 10.6km |
| Fort Garland | 433 (2011) | 20.5km |
| Blanca | 370 (2017) | 25.3km |
| Costilla | 205 (2011) | 36.5km |
| La Veta | 759 (2017) | 39.3km |
REF:Deposit:: VAN DEIST, E.C., AND VAN DEIST, P.H., 1898, NOTES ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE WESTERN SLOPE OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE IN COSTILLA COUNTY, COLO.: COLO. SCI. SOC. PROC., V. 5, P. 76-80.
Deposit:: GUNTHER, C.G., 1905, THE GOLD DEPOSITS OF PLOMO, SA
Commodities (Major) - Copper, Lead, Gold, Silver
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Metaquartzite, Altered Latite-Andesite Lava Flow (Santa Fe Formation)
Structure: Culebra Massif, Rio Grande Rift Zone, Unnamed Normal Faults Associated With East Edge Of Rift
Host Rock: Limestone
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
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2 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- San Luis BasinBasin
- Southern Rocky MountainsOrogenic Belt
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