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Great Eastern (Silver Wing; Frederica; Monitor; Sioux City), Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Great Eastern (Silver Wing; Frederica; Monitor; Sioux City) | Mine |
| Eureka Mining District | Mining District |
| San Juan County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 54' 0'' North , 107° 31' 59'' West
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KING W. H., ALLSMAN P. T., USB MINES CIRCULAR 755
Commodities (Major) - Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock: Tuff, Quartz Latite, Ash-Flow Tuff
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Matildite Formula: AgBiS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: Dana Slaughter Minerals dealer stock.Identification: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: Dana Slaughter Minerals dealer stock.Identification: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: Dana Slaughter Minerals dealer stock.Identification: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Matildite | 2.JA.20 | AgBiS2 |
| 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 | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Matildite | AgBiS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | ⓘ Matildite | AgBiS2 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Matildite | AgBiS2 |
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- Southern Rocky MountainsOrogenic Belt
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- San Juan MountainsMountain Range
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Great Eastern, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA