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Gold Leaf prospect, Elizabethtown Mining District, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colfax County, New Mexico, USAi
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Gold Leaf prospectProspect
Elizabethtown Mining DistrictMining District
Sangre de Cristo MountainsMountain Range
Colfax CountyCounty
New MexicoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 38' 22'' North , 105° 13' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.63948,-105.23084
GeoHash:
G#: 9wt0mqj0r
GRN:
N25W61
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Eagle Nest261 (2017)9.9km
Red River476 (2017)17.4km
Angel Fire1,122 (2017)27.8km
Cimarron912 (2017)31.5km
Arroyo Seco1,785 (2011)33.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
49029
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:49029:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


3 1/2 miles west of Elizabethtown
Deposit: Five claims.

Rock formation(s): Pierre Shale;Raton Formation


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3 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘFerberite4.DB.30FeWO4
ⓘ'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ FerberiteFeWO4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ FerberiteFeWO4
WTungsten
Wⓘ FerberiteFeWO4
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu

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North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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References

Lindgren, Waldemar, Graton, L.C., Gordon, C.H. (1910) The ore deposits of New Mexico. Professional Paper 68. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp68 pp.92-96
Petitt, R.F., Jr., (1946) Nmbmmr Ofr-15, P. 41-42
Petitt, R.F., Jr., (1966) Nmgs Guidebook Seventeenth Field Conference, P. 75
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