Black Mountain Deposit, Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Black Mountain Deposit | Deposit |
Guffey Mining District | Mining District |
Park County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 42' 10'' North , 105° 41' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Howard | 723 (2011) | 30.8km |
Salida | 5,467 (2017) | 32.4km |
Smeltertown | 120 (2011) | 32.8km |
Johnson Village | 246 (2011) | 37.8km |
Coaldale | 255 (2011) | 37.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Columbine Gem and Mineral Society | Salida, Colorado | 32km |
Lake George Gem & Mineral club | Lake George, Colorado | 42km |
Canon City Geology Club | Canon City, Colorado | 49km |
Mindat Locality ID:
117684
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:117684:4
GUID (UUID V4):
fbe03a73-021e-441e-b43a-620ebe8a6076
REF:Deposit:: BUSH, 1951; COLO. SCI. SOC. PROC., VOL.15,NO.8
Deposit:: EPIS, R.C., WOBUS, R.A., AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BLACK MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, FREMONT AND PARK COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1195, 1:62,500.
Deposit:: CONSV. DIV. COM
Commodities (Major) - Pumice; (Trace) - Manganese
Development Status: Occurrence
Structure: Deposit Probably Part Of Landslide Deposits, Derived From Volcanic Rocks On Slopes, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Guffey Volcanic Center
Host Rock: Volcanic Ash, Tuff, Andesite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera, Southern Rocky Mountains
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
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