Colorado · Saguache County
Past Producer
Sunbeam Claim
Saguache County, Colorado, United States
Gold
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Description
Lewis Seal
Commodities
Primary
Gold
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Model
85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit size
S
Materials
Ore minerals
Gold
Geology
Host rock
Schist · Metasedimentary Schist
Structure
Sangre De Cristo Fault, Unnamed Branch Fault, Sangre De Cristo Range, Sierra Blanca Massif, Rio Grande Rift
Tectonic setting
Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1883
Identification
Deposit ID
10012947
MRDS ID
D008977
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
37.99057, -105.65641
References
JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS I-558.BLM MINERAL SURVEY 1945USGS MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.S., 1938