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Big Buck Mine, Snowmass Area, Pitkin County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 19' 41'' North , 106° 57' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.32806,-106.96333
GeoHash:
G#: 9wgztzrwt
GRN:
N27W59
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Basalt3,891 (2017)7.5km
Woody Creek263 (2011)9.2km
Snowmass Village2,916 (2017)13.0km
El Jebel3,801 (2011)13.2km
Mulford174 (2017)18.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
118005
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:118005:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: FREEMAN, V.L., 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WOODY CREEK QUADRANGLE, PITKIN AND EAGLE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-967
Deposit:: COLORADO DIVISION OF MINES ANN. OPERATOR AND INSPECTORS REPT.
Commodities (Major) - Manganese
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Granitic Rocks
Structure: Sawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Castle Creek Fault Zone, Roaring Fork Syncline
Host Rock: Sandstone
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

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