Mines Geology Trail

Eastern Mojave Vegetation	Mines Geology Trail, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado
	Tom Schweich

Short street on the western-most section of the Mines campus.

Other articles:
• Maple Street: 31331;

Stop 1. The Geology Museum

Other articles:
• West Campus Road: at marker;
• Field Notes: Saturday, November 1st;
National Landmark marker for Morrison-Golden fossil beds

National Landmark marker for Morrison-Golden fossil beds, and gate to Stop #2.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: Saturday, November 1st;
Log imprints and dinosaur tracks in the Laramie Formation
Interpretive panel at Stop #2

Stop 2. Laramie Formation (68 Ma). Dinosaur Tracks, Log and Plant Imprints

Palm frond imprint at Stop #2.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: Saturday, November 1st;
Lubahn Trail as seen from Mines.

View of the Lubahn Trail and the west slope of South Table Mountain.

Stop 3. Laramie Formation; Fire Clay and Sandstone; Environments of Deposition

Stop 4. Clay Pits Fault.

Stop 5. Overview of Clear Creek Valley; Rock Exhibit.

Stop 6. Pierre and Fox Hills Formations (69 Ma).

Other articles:
• 12th Street: at interpretive sign;
• Field Notes: 25 Oct 2014;

Locations: White Ash Mine.
Interpretive plaque for White Ash Mine

Stop 7. Laramie Formation (68 Ma); White Ash Mine.

Location of interpretive plaque for White Ash Mine.

Stop 8. Arapahoe Formation (67 Ma); Structural Geology.

If you have a question or a comment you may write to me at: tomas@schweich.com I sometimes post interesting questions in my FAQ, but I never disclose your full name or address.

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Date and time this article was prepared: 12/9/2024 7:26:55 PM