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Independence Mine, Centennial Ridge Mining District (La Plata Mining District), Albany County, Wyoming, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Independence Mine | Mine |
| Centennial Ridge Mining District (La Plata Mining District) | Mining District |
| Albany County | County |
| Wyoming | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 16' 54'' North , 106° 11' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Centennial | 270 (2011) | 4.0km |
| Elk Mountain | 196 (2017) | 49.0km |
| Rock River | 244 (2017) | 54.0km |
REF:Deposit:: MCCALLUM, M.E., 1968, THE CENTENNIAL RIDGE GOLD-PLATINUM DISTRICT, ALBANY COUNTY, WYOMING: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WYOMING PRELIMINARY REPORT 7, P. 9, 11.Deposit:: AEC PRELIM FIELD INV AIRBORNE RA ANOMALIES
Deposit:: ASSOC WITH PRECAMBRIAN FINE GRAINED SCHIST
Deposit:: OSTERWALD, F.W., OSTERWALD, D.B., LONG, J.S., JR., AND WILSON, W.H., 1959, MINER
Commodities (Major) - Copper, Gold; (Minor) - Silver, PGE - Platinum; (Trace) - PGE - Palladium, PGE - Rhodium, PGE - Iridium, PGE - Osmium
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Rhyolite Tuff, Siltstone, Lmst
Structure: Mullen Creek-Nash Fork Shear Zone, Shear Zones
Host Rock: Amphibolite
Tectonic Structure: Rocky Mountains
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10098381 |
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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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