Famousmineral localities: The Cripple Creek Mining District, Colorado

Mineralogical Record

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-185

  Carnein, Carl R ^a   Bartos, Paul J ^b  

^a LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; MINERALIZATION;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17444426299     PISSN: 00264628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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