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Cold Springs Group (Times Tunnel; Hoodoo; Horsefal; Haddock; Crown; King; Wolf Tongue; Red Cloud), Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 3' 52'' North , 105° 23' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Hill | 230 (2011) | 1.0km |
| Sunshine | 230 (2011) | 2.7km |
| Crisman | 186 (2011) | 4.1km |
| Mountain Meadows | 274 (2011) | 4.7km |
| Sugarloaf | 261 (2011) | 5.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Flatirons Mineral Club | Boulder, Colorado | 12km |
| Mile High Rock and Mineral Society | Arvada, Colorado | 39km |
| Colorado Mineral Society | Lakewood, Colorado | 48km |
REF:Deposit:: USGS GOLD HILL MINING AREA, 1938, ADVANCE SHEET, 1:12000.
Deposit:: CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,62
Deposit:: REF. MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLO. BY VANDERWILT P 320
Deposit:: REF USGS PROF PAPER 223 PLATE 3
Commodities (Major) - Gold
Development Status: Occurrence
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
12 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Altaite Formula: PbTe |
| ⓘ Calaverite Formula: AuTe2 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Petzite Formula: Ag3AuTe2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rickardite Formula: Cu7Te5 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Sylvanite Formula: AgAuTe4 |
| ⓘ Weissite ? Formula: Cu2-xTe |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Rickardite | 2.BA.30 | Cu7Te5 |
| ⓘ | Weissite ? | 2.BA.30 | Cu2-xTe |
| ⓘ | Petzite | 2.BA.75 | Ag3AuTe2 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Altaite | 2.CD.10 | PbTe |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Sylvanite | 2.EA.05 | AgAuTe4 |
| ⓘ | Calaverite | 2.EA.10 | AuTe2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Rickardite | Cu7Te5 |
| Cu | ⓘ Weissite | Cu2-xTe |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Ag | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
| Te | ⓘ Calaverite | AuTe2 |
| Te | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Te | ⓘ Rickardite | Cu7Te5 |
| Te | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Te | ⓘ Weissite | Cu2-xTe |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Calaverite | AuTe2 |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Au | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Au | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Southern Rocky MountainsOrogenic Belt
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