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Gold Quartz Mine, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gold Quartz Mine | Mine |
| Lake City Mining District | Mining District |
| Hinsdale County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 0' 8'' North , 107° 17' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Wells Mine; Patented Claim: Red Cloud; MS 622; Gold Quartz Nos. 1-6; Unpatented Claim: Gold Quartz
REF:Deposit:: IRVING, J.D., AND BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1911, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR LAKE CITY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 478.
Deposit:: LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAKE CITY CALDERA AREA, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP
Commodities (Major) - Gold, Copper, Silver; (Minor) - Lead; (Trace) - Zinc, Tellurium, Antimony
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Structure: San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Lake City Caldera, San Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Depression
Host Rock: Rhyolite, Quartz Latite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
15 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Coloradoite Formula: HgTe |
| ⓘ Colusite Formula: Cu13VAs3S16 |
| ⓘ Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Krennerite Formula: Au3AgTe8 |
| ⓘ Luzonite Formula: Cu3AsS4 |
| ⓘ Mawsonite Formula: Cu6Fe2SnS8 |
| ⓘ Pilsenite Formula: Bi4Te3 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ Wurtzite Formula: (Zn,Fe)S Description: 15R polytype |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Coloradoite | 2.CB.05a | HgTe |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Mawsonite | 2.CB.20 | Cu6Fe2SnS8 |
| ⓘ | Colusite | 2.CB.30 | Cu13VAs3S16 |
| ⓘ | Wurtzite | 2.CB.45 | (Zn,Fe)S |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pilsenite | 2.DC.05 | Bi4Te3 |
| ⓘ | Krennerite | 2.EA.15 | Au3AgTe8 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
| ⓘ | Luzonite | 2.KA.10 | Cu3AsS4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Southern Rocky MountainsOrogenic Belt
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- San Juan MountainsMountain Range
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