Red Mountain Lode Occurrence, Poverty Flats Area, Larimer County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Red Mountain Lode Occurrence | Occurrence |
| Poverty Flats Area | Area |
| Larimer County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 41' 18'' North , 105° 23' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Red Feather Lakes | 343 (2011) | 21.6km |
| Laporte | 2,450 (2015) | 21.8km |
| Fort Collins | 161,175 (2017) | 27.8km |
| Wellington | 7,807 (2017) | 31.7km |
| Estes Park | 6,257 (2017) | 36.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Collins Rockhounds | Fort Collins, Colorado | 28km |
REF:Deposit:: ABBOTT, J.T., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BIG NARROWS QUADRANGLE, LAR IMER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1323.
Deposit:: TRAVER, W.M., JR., 1947, INVESTIGATIONS OF STRATEGIC MINERAL RESOUR CES, IN VANDERWILT, J.W., MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLORADO:
Commodities (Major) - Zinc, Lead
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Tonalite
Structure: Skin Gulch Shear Zone, Poudre River Shear Zone, Stove Prairie Faul T, South Fork Antiform, Front Range Uplift, Sherman Batholith
Host Rock: Mica Schist, Gneiss
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Southern Rocky MountainsOrogenic Belt
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