Continental Mine (Continental; Minnehaha; Summit; Oro; King; Iron Clad), Domingo Mining District (Vulcan Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 21' 9'' North , 106° 55' 56'' West
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REF:Deposit:: OLSON, J.C., STEVEN, T.A., AND HEDLUND, D.C., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SPRING HILL CREEK QUADRANGLE, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-713
Deposit:: HEDLUND, D.C., AND OLSON, J.C., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE POWDERHORN QUADRANGLE, GUNNISO
Commodities (Major) - Gold, Silver
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Dubois Greenstone (Metabasalt, Meta-Andesite), White River Formation; Tuffaceous Beds Possibly Source Of Uranium
Structure: Gunnison Uplift; San Juan Volcanic Field, Gunnison Gold Belt
Host Rock: Meta-Basalt, Andesite, Granite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
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1 valid mineral.
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
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| Au | Gold | |
|---|---|---|
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Southern Rocky MountainsOrogenic Belt
USA
- San Juan MountainsMountain Range
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