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Ouray, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USAi
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OurayVillage
Ouray Mining DistrictMining District
Ouray CountyCounty
ColoradoState
USACountry

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PlacePopulation
Ouray1,008 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
23963
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:23963:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

3 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPilsenite2.DC.05Bi4Te3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
TeTellurium
Teⓘ PilseniteBi4Te3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
BiBismuth
Biⓘ PilseniteBi4Te3

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences31
Youngest Fossil Listed323 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed359 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Syringopora
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Syringopora358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Amplexizaphrentis
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Hapsiphyllidae : Amplexizaphrentis358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Amplexus
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Amplexidae : Amplexus358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Caninia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cyathopsidae : Caninia358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Conocardium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Rostroconchia : Conocardium358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Straparollus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalidae : Straparollus358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Platyceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Platyceratidae : Platyceras358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Loxonema
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Loxonematidae : Loxonema358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Mooreoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Pseudorthoceratidae : Mooreoceras358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Streblopteria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Deltopectinidae : Streblopteria358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Leperditia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Leperditiidae : Leperditia358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Dictyoclostus
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Dictyoclostus358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Linoproductus
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Linoproductidae : Linoproductus358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Orthotetes
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Orthotetidae : Orthotetes358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Punctospirifer
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Punctospiriferidae : Punctospirifer358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Spirifer
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : Spirifer358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Cranaena
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cranaenidae : Cranaena358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Parachaetetes
genus
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Gigartinales : Parachaetetes358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Garwoodia
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales : Pseudoudoteaceae : Garwoodia358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Bellerophontoidea
superfamily
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Bellerophontoidea358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Girvanella
genus
Bacteria : Cyanobacteria : Cyanophyceae : Porostromataceae : Girvanella358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Ortonella
genus
Cyanobacteria : Porostromata : Ortonella358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Coelosporella
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : Coelosporella358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Spirifer centronatus
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : Spirifer : Spirifer centronatus358.9 - 323.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouray,_Colorado
Wikidata ID:Q1759444
GeoNames ID:5433676

Localities in this Region

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