Colorado · Arapahoe County
Occurrence

Little Dry Creek Placers

Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockGravel,Sand and Gravel · Piney Creek Alluvium;Broadway Alluvium
StructureDenver Basin
Tectonic settingCentral Platform
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10087573
MRDS IDD007920
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.59499, -104.92196
References
PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 3, P. 45-57.MABERRY, J.O., AND LINDVALL, R.M., 1977, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HIGHLANDS RANCH QUADRANGLE, ARAPAHOE AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES, COLORADO; USGS MAP GQ-1413.SHROBA, R.R., 1980, GEOLOGIC MAP AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE SURFICIAL AND BEDROCK UNITS OF THE ENGLEWOOD QUADRANGLE, DENVER, ARAPAHOE, AND ADAMS COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1524.