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Old Luster lode, South Platte Pegmatite Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Old Luster lode | Lode |
| South Platte Pegmatite Mining District | Mining District |
| Jefferson County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° North , 105° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~53km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
A pegmatite located in the SW¼ SE¼ sec. 33, T.7S., R.70W.
Mineralization is a zoned, elliptical, pipe-like pegmatite body in granite; core zone: massive quartz; intermediate zone: perthite-quartz-fluorite; wall zone: quartz-perthite-biotite.
Workings include an open cut.
Please note this property is on private land. Access and collecting is not permitted (2014, land owner, pers. com.)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Allanite Group' Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Allanite Group' | - | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
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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