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the affected land, touching landowners, topography and hydrologic <br />factors. There are no existing buildings, no power or phone <br />lines, no gas, water or sewer pipelines, and no fences located on <br />the affected lands. Site-specific aspects of water, wildlife, <br />soils and vegetation are reviewed in Exhibits G, H, I and J, <br />respectively. At the present time, the land is not being used <br />for any purpose. <br />,eolo~ie Settin¢. The mine is to be located in the Front <br />Range Complex of the Rocky hlountains, approximately 11 miles west <br />of the western side of the sedimentary Denver-Julesburg Basin. <br />Igneous and metamorphic rocks are found in the general area. <br />However, inspection of the site reveals only metamorphic rocks <br />ere present. Metamorphic rocks are defined as being derived from <br />preexisting rocks by mineralogical, chemical and structural <br />alterations caused by geological processes originating within the <br />earth, the alterations having been sufficiently complete <br />throughout the body of rock to have produced a well-defined new <br />type. <br />A review of USGS Maps I-1163 and GQ 1246 indicates the <br />operator will encounter primarily AMPHIBOLITE and CALC-SILICATE <br />G1iEISS - Amphibolite contains numerous layers of calc-silicate <br />gneiss muscovite, quartzite and in some places a few layers of <br />marble. Amphibolite is a granulose metamorphic rock consisting <br />essentially of amphibole and plagioclase and often contains <br />quartz, epidote and garnet. Some felsic gneiss may be Found in <br />6 <br />