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Ball Scheelite Mine, Horsetooth Mountain Area, Larimer County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ball Scheelite Mine | Mine |
| Horsetooth Mountain Area | Area |
| Larimer County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 33' 14'' North , 105° 14' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Laporte | 2,450 (2015) | 12.2km |
| Fort Collins | 161,175 (2017) | 14.2km |
| Timnath | 625 (2011) | 22.3km |
| Loveland | 75,182 (2017) | 22.7km |
| Wellington | 7,807 (2017) | 26.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Collins Rockhounds | Fort Collins, Colorado | 14km |
REF:Deposit:: BELSER, CARL, 1956, TUNGSTEN POTENTIAL IN CHAFFEE, FREMONT, GUNNISO N, LAKE, LARIMER, PARK, AND SUMMIT COUNTIES, COLORADO: USBM IC-7748, P . 18.
Deposit:: USBM MINERAL EXAM. FILE (FROM ORIGINAL CRIB RECORD)
Deposit:: COLTON, R.B., 1978, GEOLO
Commodities (Major) - Tungsten
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Amphibolite, Rawah Batholith
Structure: Front Range Uplift, Redstone Fault
Host Rock: Gneiss, Amphibolite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Yavapai TerraneVolcanic Arc
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