Colorado · Costilla County
Prospect
Midnight Sun
Costilla County, Colorado, United States
Gold
Silver
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Commodities
Primary
Gold, Silver
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Model
72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit size
N
Geology
Host rock
Limestone · Minturn Formation
Associated rock
Monzonite · Monzonite Porphyry
Structure
Sierra Blanca Massif, Ft. Garland Embayment, Vega Cr. Anticline, Wagon Mesa Fault
Tectonic setting
Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns.)
Economic & production
Development status
Prospect
Identification
Deposit ID
10017260
MRDS ID
DC03189
Alternate names
Midnight Group, Pride, Red Bird
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
37.61641, -105.27362
References
PATTON, H.B., AND OTHERS, 1910, GEOLOGY OF THE GRAYBACK MINING DISTRICT, COSTILLA COUNTY, COLORADO: CGS BULL. 2.CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATES, 1,64