Garden Park, Fremont County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Garden Park | Park |
| Fremont County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 34' 33'' North , 105° 13' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| CaΓ±on City | 16,400 (2013) | 15.1km |
| Lincoln Park | 3,546 (2011) | 16.3km |
| Victor | 389 (2017) | 16.6km |
| Brookside | 246 (2017) | 18.1km |
| Cripple Creek | 1,155 (2017) | 19.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Canon City Geology Club | Canon City, Colorado | 15km |
| Colorado Springs Mineral Society | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 45km |
| Lake George Gem & Mineral club | Lake George, Colorado | 46km |
The Garden Park Paleontological Resource Area is a protected site which is overseen by the Bureau of Land Management. From the late 1800βs to the present it has produced a diversity of dinosaur remains.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
9 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Reference: "Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 15, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997 |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Celestine Formula: SrSO4 Reference: "Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 15, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997 |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Reference: [MinRec 26:577] |
| β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) Reference: "Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 15, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997 |
| β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: "Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 15, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997 |
| β Gypsum var. Alabaster Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: "Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 15, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997 |
| β Gypsum var. Satin Spar Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: "Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 15, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997 |
| β Millerite ? Formula: NiS Reference: "Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 15, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: "Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 15, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997 |
| β Quartz var. Agate Description: Replacing dinosaur bones Reference: "Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 15, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997 |
| β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Description: Replacing dinosaur bones Reference: "Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 15, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997 |
| β Strontianite Formula: SrCO3 Reference: "Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 15, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Millerite ? | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Strontianite | 5.AB.15 | SrCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| β | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
| β | var. Alabaster | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
| β | var. Satin Spar Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | β Gypsum var. Alabaster | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | β Gypsum var. Satin Spar Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Gypsum var. Alabaster | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | β Gypsum var. Satin Spar Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | β Gypsum var. Alabaster | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | β Gypsum var. Satin Spar Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | β Millerite | NiS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | β Gypsum var. Alabaster | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | β Gypsum var. Satin Spar Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | β Millerite | NiS |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Sr | β Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Mineralogical Record (1995): 26: 577.
Eckel, Edwin B. (1997), Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised.
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Garden Park, Fremont County, Colorado, USA