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Findley Gulch (Findlay Gulch), Bonanza Mining District (Kerber Creek Mining District; Blake Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types
Findley Gulch (Findlay Gulch)Gulch
Bonanza Mining District (Kerber Creek Mining District; Blake Mining District)Mining District
Saguache CountyCounty
ColoradoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 10' 1'' North , 106° 10' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.16697,-106.17396
GeoHash:
G#: 9wu3pun6x
GRN:
N26W60
Type:
Gulch
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Saguache480 (2017)9.3km
Moffat116 (2011)29.7km
Poncha Springs777 (2017)39.3km
Maysville135 (2011)41.3km
Coaldale255 (2011)42.5km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Columbine Gem and Mineral SocietySalida, Colorado44km
Mindat Locality ID:
65663
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:65663:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Note. In some publications this name is listed as 'Findlay Gulch', but it seems to be spelt as 'Findley Gulch' in Colorado Government website documents, so I suspect that is the correct name.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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4 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Altaite
Formula: PbTe
References:
Am Min 90:1229
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
References:
Am Min 90:1229
ⓘ Mazzettiite (TL)
Formula: Ag3HgPbSbTe5
Type Locality:
References:
Am Min 90:1229
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Am Min 90:1229

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAltaite2.CD.10PbTe
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘMazzettiite (TL)2.LB.40Ag3HgPbSbTe5
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
AgSilver
Agⓘ MazzettiiteAg3HgPbSbTe5
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ MazzettiiteAg3HgPbSbTe5
TeTellurium
Teⓘ AltaitePbTe
Teⓘ MazzettiiteAg3HgPbSbTe5
HgMercury
Hgⓘ MazzettiiteAg3HgPbSbTe5
PbLead
Pbⓘ AltaitePbTe
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ MazzettiiteAg3HgPbSbTe5

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