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Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine, Wagon Wheel Gap, Mineral County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine | Mine |
| Wagon Wheel Gap | Village |
| Mineral County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 44' 46'' North , 106° 49' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Creede | 405 (2011) | 14.4km |
| South Fork | 362 (2017) | 18.5km |
| Alpine | 174 (2011) | 21.8km |
| Gerrard | 278 (2011) | 21.9km |
| Del Norte | 1,604 (2017) | 42.3km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Wagon Wheel Gap Fluorspar Mine
A fluorite mine owned by the Colorado Fluorspar Co.
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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. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Beidellite Formula: (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Creedite (TL) Formula: Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O Type Locality: Description: First found in the fluorite-baryte mine at Wagon Wheel Gap, near Creede, in Mineral County. The fluorite-baryte-bearing vein that contains the mineral is in Tertiary lava flows and tuffs of predominantly rhyolitic and quartz latitic composition. References: |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Gearksutite Formula: Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] References: |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Halloysite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| ⓘ | Gearksutite | 3.CC.05 | Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| ⓘ | Creedite (TL) | 3.CG.15 | Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Beidellite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Halloysite | 9.ED.10 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Creedite | Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gearksutite | Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Creedite | Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gearksutite | Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Creedite | Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | ⓘ Gearksutite | Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Creedite | Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Gearksutite | Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| Al | ⓘ Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Creedite | Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Creedite | Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gearksutite | Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
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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Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine, Wagon Wheel Gap, Mineral County, Colorado, USA