Lower Browns Creek Placer, Nathrop Area, Browns Canyon Area, Chaffee County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Lower Browns Creek Placer | Placer |
Nathrop Area | Area |
Browns Canyon Area | Area |
Chaffee County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 42' 0'' North , 106° 3' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Johnson Village | 246 (2011) | 13.1km |
Buena Vista | 2,760 (2017) | 17.2km |
Smeltertown | 120 (2011) | 17.3km |
Salida | 5,467 (2017) | 19.0km |
Poncha Springs | 777 (2017) | 20.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Columbine Gem and Mineral Society | Salida, Colorado | 19km |
Mindat Locality ID:
110807
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:110807:4
GUID (UUID V4):
1d6c8965-f806-4d5f-b804-6aa9c740f75c
REF:Deposit:: PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUARTERLY, V. 69, NO. 4, P. 84-86.
Deposit:: TWETO, O.L., STEVEN, T.A., HAIL, W.J., JR., MOENCH, R.H., 1976, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MONTROSE 10 X 20 QUADRANG
Commodities (Major) - Gold
Deposit Type: Placer
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Granodiorite
Structure: Arkansas Valley Graben, Sawatch Range
Host Rock: Gravel
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
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