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Sunlight Mining District, Park County, Wyoming, USAi
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Sunlight District

Sunlight Mining District, Park County, Wyoming, USA
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Sunlight District

Sunlight Mining District, Park County, Wyoming, USA
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Sunlight District

Sunlight Mining District, Park County, Wyoming, USA
Latitude & Longitude:
44° North , 109° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~128km
GRN:
N30W57
Type:
Mining District
Mindat Locality ID:
7315
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7315:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Sunlight mining region (originally named Telluride) was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The first claim was filed by John Painter in September of 1890. An early mining camp, Lee City, was founded on Sunlight Creek about two miles upstream of its confluence with Sulphur Creek. Eventually 1,111 claims were filed here, with 38% filed between 1890 and 1910. Most of the prospecting occurred within the six-year period 1903-1908. Several hundred feet of shafts and adits explored mineralized veins in the region. Known mineral deposits are associated with volcanic intrusive bodies. The 100 metric tons of ore (gold, silver, copper, and lead) sold in 1903 is the only known mining from the region. The value of the load is unknown.



Absaroka Mts, 30 miles NW of Cody via State 120 to State 296 into the Sunlight River drainage, essentially an undeveloped mineral area; includes the veins near Lower Copper Lake, Morning Star claim, Copper King claim, Hoodoo claim, Big Goose claim, & Tip Top claims as well as the Bluff vein, Butte claim, Evening Star claim, Greenhorn vein, Hardee's claim, Hargrave-Newton-LaFond mine, Joe vein, Malachite vein, Marin deposit, McClung mine, Novelty claim, Painter mine, Silvertip claim, Wild Goose claim, & Winona mine.

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19 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Famatinite
Formula: Cu3SbS4
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Stromeyerite
Formula: AgCuS
ⓘ Sylvanite
Formula: AgAuTe4
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘCopper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
ⓘSilver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘStromeyerite2.BA.40AgCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘSylvanite2.EA.05AgAuTe4
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘProustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
ⓘBournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘFamatinite2.KA.10Cu3SbS4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ CopperCu
Cuⓘ FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Cuⓘ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
AgSilver
Agⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Agⓘ SilverAg
Agⓘ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Agⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sbⓘ FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Teⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu
Auⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
PbLead
Pbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

[1]www.geowyo.com (n.d.) Sunlight Basin. https://www.geowyo.com/sunlight-basin.html
Economic Geology (1937): 32(6)(September): 832-854.
(1980) Geology and Mineral Resources of the North Absaroka Wilderness and Vicinity, Park County, Wyoming, with Sections on Mineralization of the Sunlight Mining Region and Geology and Mineralization of the Cooke City Mining District, and a Section on Aeromagnetic Survey. Bulletin 1447. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1447
Hausel, W. Dan (1989) The Geology of Wyoming's Precious Metal Lode and Placer Deposits. https://www.wsgs.wyo.gov/products/wsgs-1989-b-68.pdf
Rocks & Minerals (2001): 76: 388-389.
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