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Ute Creek Dike Prospects, McElmo Creek (Ute Mountains) Area, Montezuma County, Colorado, USAi
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Ute Creek Dike ProspectsGroup of Prospects
McElmo Creek (Ute Mountains) AreaArea
Montezuma CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 19' 24'' North , 108° 46' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.32333,-108.77472
GRN:
N25W63
Type:
Group of Prospects
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Towaoc1,087 (2011)13.8km
Cortez8,715 (2017)16.9km
Lewis302 (2011)21.7km
Dolores963 (2017)29.1km
Aneth501 (2011)38.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
116398
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:116398:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: EKREN, E.B., AND HOUSER, F.N., 1965, GEOLOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE UTE MOUNTAINS AREA, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 481, P. 66.
Deposit:: EKREN, E.B., AND HOUSER, F.N., 1959, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOQUI SE QUADRANGLE, MONTEZUMA COUNTY,
Commodities (Major) - Copper; (Trace) - Manganese
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Summerville Formation, Diorite Porphyry
Structure: Paradox Basin, Blanding Basin, Four Corners Platform, San Juan Basin, Ute Dome, Ute Peak Stock, Mabel Mountain Bysmalith
Host Rock: Metamorphic Rock, Shale, Diorite
Tectonic Structure: Colorado Platform

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