Unnamed coal mine, Weld Co., Colorado, USA
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 40° 5' 8'' North , 104° 57' 27'' West |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 40.08562,-104.95772 |
| Köppen climate type: | BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate |
Laramie formation. Boulder-Weld coal field.
Near intersection of Colorado 52 and county road 11
Commodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
12 valid minerals.
Regional Geology
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| Holocene 0 - 0.0117 Ma ID: 2215789 | Eolium (Windblown Clay, Silt (Loess), Sand And Granules) Age: Anthropocene (0 - 0.0117 Ma) Description: Light-brown to reddish-brown to olive-gray deposits of windblown clay, silt, sand, and granules mainly as sand dunes in the east half of the area but also as a blanket of loess between the Front Range and the South Platte River. Loess is as much as 15 fe Reference: Colton, Roger B. Geologic Map of the Boulder-Fort Collins-Greeley area, Colorado . U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series I-855-G. [37] |
| Late Cretaceous 66 - 100.5 Ma ID: 2825373 | Laramie Fm and Fox Hills Sandstone Age: Late Cretaceous (66 - 100.5 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Laramie Formation; Fox Hills Sandstone Lithology: Major:{sandstone,shale,claystone} 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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