Colorado · Pitkin County
Occurrence

Continental Placer

Pitkin County, Colorado, United States
Gold
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Commodities
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockGravel,Sand and Gravel,Colluvium · Alluvium;Talus
Associated rockDiorite · Granodiorite
StructureSawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Elk Uplift, White Rock Pluton, Elk Range Thrust Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10018129
MRDS IDDC04921
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.06805, -106.9673
References
BRYANT, BRUCE, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MAROON BELLS QUADRANGLE, PITKIN AND GUNNISON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-788CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,65