Gem Park

Producer in Fremont county in Colorado, United States with commodity Vermiculite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10108399
MRDS ID DC05399
Record type Site
Current site name Gem Park

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -105.54603, 38.27112 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fremont(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hillside(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Canon City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Arkansas Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Fremont

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 20S 73W 33,34 Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Vermiculite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Vermiculite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 27
USGS model code 11
Deposit model name Alkaline complexes

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -105.54603, 38.27112

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1945

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ARGALL, 1949, COLO. SCH. MINES QUART., V. 44, NO 2, P. 473, 474

  • Deposit

    BUSH, 1951, COLO. SCI. SOC. PROC. V15, NO. 8, P. 338

  • Deposit

    PIT & QUARRY 1945, P 83-D

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-73 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Colorado resources

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