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Allen Jones Property
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 of the minerals on our cards and 1 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as past producer for Copper. Minerals mentioned: Copper. Approx. location 37.651, -103.269. USGS record.
Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.
Field cards: what kind of sites?
The mineral was noted here, without development.
Produced ore or material at some point in the past.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
1 site
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
No individual minerals are listed in these records.
Commodities
Uranium 3Copper 1Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Jones Property | Copper | — | Past Producer | 37.651, -103.269 |
| Unnamed Uranium Occurrence | — | — | Occurrence | 38.077, -102.938 |
| Hansen Ranch Uranium Occurrence | Uranium | — | Occurrence | 37.983, -103.271 |
| G.R. Acton Property | Uranium | — | Occurrence | 37.651, -103.286 |
| Allen Jones | Uranium | — | Past Producer | 37.651, -103.159 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 13 fossil collection records in Bent County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Prowers County · Baca County · Crowley County · Cheyenne County · Las Animas County
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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.
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