Wheeler Bars (E. Placer; MS 1066; Patented Claims: A Placer; MS 1026), Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 59' 41'' North , 108° 0' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Mountain Village | 1,395 (2017) | 14.8km |
Telluride | 2,399 (2018) | 18.1km |
Ophir | 169 (2017) | 21.5km |
Ridgway | 977 (2017) | 27.6km |
Portland | 135 (2011) | 28.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
120124
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:120124:9
GUID (UUID V4):
4f9f6784-20df-4c43-a20f-f3236e7fcfb6
REF:Deposit:: PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 4, P. 172-184.
Deposit:: BUSH, A.L., AND OTHERS, 1960, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE LITTLE CONE QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1082-G.
Deposit:: BLM MINE
Commodities (Major) - Gold
Deposit Type: Placer
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Entrada Sandstone
Structure: Paradox Basin, Uncompahgre, San Juan Volcanic Field, San Miguel Mtns, Placerville Anticline, Hyatt Draw Graben
Host Rock: Sand And Gravel
Tectonic Structure: Colorado Platform
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North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
- Colorado PlateauPlateau
- San Juan MountainsMountain Range
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