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Zinc - Copper - Lead Prospect (MRDS - 10012549), Bonanza Mining District (Kerber Creek Mining District; Blake Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USAi
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Zinc - Copper - Lead Prospect (MRDS - 10012549)Prospect
Bonanza Mining District (Kerber Creek Mining District; Blake Mining District)Mining District
Saguache CountyCounty
ColoradoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 19' 7'' North , 106° 5' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.31861,-106.08861
GRN:
N26W60
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Poncha Springs777 (2017)21.6km
Salida5,467 (2017)25.3km
Maysville135 (2011)26.0km
Saguache480 (2017)26.1km
Smeltertown120 (2011)26.2km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Columbine Gem and Mineral SocietySalida, Colorado25km
Mindat Locality ID:
118809
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:118809:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: PATTON, H.B., 1916, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BONANZA DISTRICT, SAGUACHE COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 9, 136 P.
Deposit:: BURBANK, W.S., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BONANZA MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF.
Commodities (Major) - Zinc, Copper, Lead
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Rawley Andesite
Structure: Bonanza Caldera, Sawatch Range, San Juan Volcanic Field, Rio Grande Rift
Host Rock: Andesite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns.)

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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North America PlateTectonic Plate
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