Canon City Deposit, Florence Area, Fremont County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Canon City Deposit | Deposit |
| Florence Area | Area |
| Fremont County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 23' 60'' North , 105° 7' 60'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Florence | 3,865 (2017) | 1.7km |
| Williamsburg | 656 (2017) | 2.6km |
| Rockvale | 498 (2017) | 4.3km |
| Coal Creek | 341 (2017) | 4.5km |
| Brookside | 246 (2017) | 5.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Canon City Geology Club | Canon City, Colorado | 11km |
| Pueblo Rockhounds | Pueblo, Colorado | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
112917
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:112917:8
GUID (UUID V4):
52d5f794-80e3-448a-9ac7-3fdbaad98ea6
REF:Deposit:: HARRER, C. M. AND TESCH, W. J., JR., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7918, P. 32
Deposit:: SCOTT, G. R., TAYLOR, R. B., EPIS, R. C., WOBUS, R. A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1 DEG. X 2 DEG.
Commodities (Major) - Iron
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Quartz Diorite
Structure: Synclinal Folding, Canon City Embayment, Southern Front Range
Host Rock: Clay, Mud
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
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