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Gannester

Producer in Fremont county in Colorado, United States
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10108444
MRDS ID DC05738
Record type Site
Current site name Gannester
Alternate or previous names quarry, unnamed mercury quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.27196, 38.46001 (WGS84)
Relative position norhtern part of pit on topo; 1 MI. W OF CANON CITY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fremont(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Royal Gorge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Canon City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Arkansas(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 18S 71W 24 Colorado

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.27196, 38.46001
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Significant No
Production years 1946

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INSP. REPT. COLO. BUREAU OF MINES, 3/21/46

  • Deposit

    LARRABEE, CONST. MAT'LS & NONMETALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF COLO.

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 8,69

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Colorado resources

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