Colorado · Douglas, Arapahoe County
Past Producer

Cherry Creek Placers

Douglas, Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockGravel,Sand and Gravel · Piney Creek Alluvium;Post-Piney Creek Alluvium
StructureDenver Basin
Tectonic settingCentral Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10097809
MRDS IDD007921
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.59499, -104.81307
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., 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PARKER QUADRANGLE, ARAPAHOE AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP 1-770-A.TRIMBLE, D.E., AND MACHETTE, M.N., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GREATER DENVER AREA, FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR, COLORADO: USGS MAP 1-856-H.TRIMBLE, D.E., AND MACHETTE, M.N., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COLORADO SPRINGS-CASTLE ROCK AREA, FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR, COLORADO: USGS MAP 1-857-F.