Aspen placers, Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Aspen placers | Group of Placers |
| Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District) | Mining District |
| Pitkin County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 11' 17'' North , 106° 49' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Placers
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Aspen | 6,882 (2017) | 0.3km |
| Snowmass Village | 2,916 (2017) | 10.7km |
| Woody Creek | 263 (2011) | 10.9km |
| Basalt | 3,891 (2017) | 27.3km |
| El Jebel | 3,801 (2011) | 32.8km |
REF:Deposit:: DAY, D.T., AND RICHARDS, R.H., 1906, USEFUL MINERALS IN THE BLACK SANDS OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1905, P. 1192-1193.
Deposit:: VANDERWILT, J.W., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Lead; (Minor) - Zinc, Gold, PGE - Platinum
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 119: Placer Au-PGE
Host Rock Unit: Iron Hill Carbonatite
Structure: Castle Creek Fault With About 5,000 Ft Displacement, Local Folds And Faults
Host Rock: Gravel
Tectonic Structure: Rocky Mountains
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| 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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