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Big Dry Creek placers, Denver area, Arapahoe County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 35' 43'' North , 104° 57' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.59528,-104.95833
GRN:
N27W58
Type:
Group of Placers
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Southglenn42,268 (2018)1.0km
Greenwood Village15,663 (2017)2.5km
Highlands Ranch96,713 (2011)4.7km
Castlewood25,271 (2018)5.0km
Cherry Hills Village6,539 (2017)5.2km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Littleton Gem and Mineral Club, Inc.Littleton, Colorado5km
Colorado Mineral SocietyLakewood, Colorado16km
Denver Gem and Mineral GuildDenver, Colorado16km
Friends of Mineralogy - Colorado Chapter Denver, Colorado16km
Western Interior Paleontological SocietyDenver, Colorado16km
Mindat Locality ID:
109746
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:109746:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Commodities (Major) - Gold
Deposit Type: Placer
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Broadway Alluvium, Morrison
Structure: Denver Basin
Host Rock: Sand And Gravel
Tectonic Structure: Central Platform

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ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au

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Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL MINES QUAT., 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.....
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