Golden Age, Jamestown District, Boulder Co., Colorado, USA
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 40° 7' 29'' North , 105° 22' 4'' West |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 40.12472,-105.36778 |
| Köppen climate type: | BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate |
REF:Deposit:: LOVERING & GODDARD, 1950, USGS PP 223, PG 271-272
Deposit:: SIMS & SHERIDAN, 1964, USGS BULL. 1159
Deposit:: BLM COLO. CONNECTING SHEETS
Deposit:: CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10,62
REF USGS PROF PAPER 223 PLATE 3
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Gold, Uranium
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Silver Plume Granite
Host Rock: Granite
Known for the free gold found in the shallow levels of the mine.
Commodity List
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11 valid minerals.
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| Precambrian 541 - 4000 Ma ID: 2215018 | Silver Plume Quartz Monzonite Age: Precambrian (541 - 4000 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Silver Plume Quartz Monzonite Description: Pale yellowish- orange to pale reddish-gray, equigranular, fine- to medium-grained, biotite- muscovite quartz monzonite; some outcrops are gray to tan, medium- to coarse-grained porphyritic quartz monzonite that contains tabular microcline phenocrysts; c 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] |
| Mesoproterozoic 1000 - 1600 Ma ID: 2912356 | Granitic rocks of 1400-m.y. age group Age: Mesoproterozoic (1000 - 1600 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Silver Plume Granite; Sherman Granite; Cripple Creek Granite; St. Kevin Granite; Vernal Mesa Granite; Curecanti Granite; Eolus Granite; Trimble Granite Description: Includes Silver Plume, Sherman, Cripple Creek, St. Kevin, Vernal Mesa, Curecanti, Eolus, and Trimble Granites or Quartz Monzonites; also, San Isabel Granite of Boyer (1962) and unnamed granitic rocks Lithology: Major:{alkali feldspar granite,granite}, Minor:{quartz monzonite} 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] |
| Paleoproterozoic 1600 - 2500 Ma ID: 3186950 | Paleoproterozoic crystalline metamorphic rocks Age: Proterozoic (1600 - 2500 Ma) Lithology: Orthogneiss/paragneiss 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] |
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Golden Age, Jamestown District, Boulder Co., Colorado, USA