Unknown near Naturita, CO

Bromine occurrence · Montrose County, Colorado

OccurrenceBromineUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
NOTED AT THE SURFACE · BROMINESECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a mineral occurrence: a place where a geologist noted the mineral, with no mining recorded. The ore color stands for bromine. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateColorado
CountyMontrose
Coordinates38.26943, -108.75095

Commodities

PrimaryBromine

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10017673
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Unknown near Naturita, CO0.0 miGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Unknown near Naturita, CO0.1 miGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Unknown near Naturita, CO0.1 miGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Unknown Well near Naturita, CO0.1 miSaltUnknown
Gravel Pit0.8 miSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Long Park No. 8, Sunny Jim1.0 miUranium, VanadiumOccurrence
Straight Arrow1.0 miUnknown
Unknown near Naturita, CO1.0 miSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Yellow Bird #11.0 miPast Producer
Blue Bell Mine1.0 miPast Producer
Gravel Pit1.1 miSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Media, Triangulation, Tipperary, Dan Patch1.4 miUranium, VanadiumProducer

What This Means

This location is classified as a mineral prospect or occurrence — a site where minerals have been identified but no significant mining has taken place. These sites typically have minimal environmental impact but indicate the presence of mineral deposits in the area.

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