Windy Gap, Grand Co., Colorado, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 40° 6' 33'' North , 106° 0' 7'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 40.10940,-106.00206 |
Köppen climate type: | Dfc : Subarctic climate |
4 miles west of Granby
North side of Highway 40
Windy Gap Volcanic Member of Middle Park Formation
Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Paleocene 56 - 66 Ma ID: 3188239 | Cenozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Paleocene (56 - 66 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Late Cretaceous 66 - 100.5 Ma ID: 2750061 | Windy Gap Member of Middle Park Fm Age: Late Cretaceous (66 - 100.5 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Windy Gap Member Description: Andesitic breccia and conglomerate Lithology: Major:{andesite,conglomerate} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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