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Garden Park, Fremont County, Colorado, USAi
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Edward Drinker Cope quarry, 1878

Garden Park, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
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Stegosaurus stenops

Garden Park, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
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Edward Drinker Cope quarry, 1878

Garden Park, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
06921190017272011726580.jpg
Stegosaurus stenops

Garden Park, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
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Edward Drinker Cope quarry, 1878

Garden Park, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
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Stegosaurus stenops

Garden Park, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 34' 33'' North , 105° 13' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.57590,-105.22366
GRN:
N26W60
Type:
Park
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cañon City16,400 (2013)15.1km
Lincoln Park3,546 (2011)16.3km
Victor389 (2017)16.6km
Brookside246 (2017)18.1km
Cripple Creek1,155 (2017)19.4km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Canon City Geology ClubCanon City, Colorado15km
Colorado Springs Mineral SocietyColorado Springs, Colorado45km
Lake George Gem & Mineral clubLake George, Colorado46km
Mindat Locality ID:
3625
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3625:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Garden Park Paleontological Resource Area is a protected site which is overseen by the Bureau of Land Management. From the late 1800’s to the present it has produced a diversity of dinosaur remains.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Gypsum var. Alabaster
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Gypsum var. Satin Spar Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Millerite ?
Formula: NiS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
Description: Replacing dinosaur bones
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Description: Replacing dinosaur bones
ⓘ Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMillerite ?2.CC.20NiS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘStrontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
ⓘGypsum
var. Alabaster		7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘvar. Satin Spar Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Gypsum var. Satin Spar GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
Oⓘ Gypsum var. Satin Spar GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ Gypsum var. Satin Spar GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Gypsum var. Satin Spar GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
NiNickel
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Srⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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References

en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_Park,_Colorado
oceansofkansas.com (n.d.) http://oceansofkansas.com/ProtostegaDig.html
Scovil, Jeffrey A. (1995) What's New in Minerals? - Rochester Symposium 1995. The Mineralogical Record, 26 (6) 576-578
Eckel, Edwin Butt , Cobban, Robert R., Mosburg, Shirley K., Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
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