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Gem Park Complex Prospect (Wet Mountains), Custer County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 15' 28'' North , 105° 32' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.25778,-105.54166
GeoHash:
G#: 9wucwkdgs
GRN:
N26W60
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Westcliffe577 (2017)15.2km
Silver Cliff591 (2017)16.0km
Coaldale255 (2011)22.3km
Crestone139 (2017)32.2km
Cañon City16,400 (2013)33.1km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Canon City Geology ClubCanon City, Colorado33km
Mindat Locality ID:
112157
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:112157:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Geology:: PARKER, R.L., W.N. SHARP. MAFIC-ULTRAMAFIC IGNEOUS ROCKS
Geology:: AND ASSOCIATED CARBONATITES OF THE GEM PARK COMPLEX,
Geology:: USGS PAPER 649, 1970, PP. 1-23
Production:: THOMPSON, J.V. PRELIMINARY ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL STUDIES
Commodities (Major) - Niobium (Columbium); (Trace) - Vermiculite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Molybdenum, Barium-Barite, REE, Thorium, Strontium
Development Status: Prospect

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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