Carbonate Mining District, Garfield Co., Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Carbonate Mining District | Mining District |
| Garfield Co. | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 44' 31'' North , 107° 21' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Commodities (Major) - Zinc, Lead, Silver; (Trace) - Copper
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Laramie Formation, Basalt Flows, Basalt Intrusive
Structure: White River Uplift, Grizzly Creek Fault, Spring Creek Fault, Numerous Unnamed Normal Faults
Host Rock: Limestone
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Regions containing this locality
| North America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
| Rocky Mountains, North America | Mountain Range |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Jarosite Formula: KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β 'Limonite' Formula: (Fe,O,OH,H2O) Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1 | |||
| β | Chalcocite | 2.4.7.1 | Cu2S |
| Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
| A(XO3) | |||
| β | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
| β | Smithsonite | 14.1.1.6 | ZnCO3 |
| Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| β | Malachite | 16a.3.1.1 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 30 - ANHYDROUS SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| (AB)2(XO4)Zq | |||
| β | Jarosite | 30.2.5.1 | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | β Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | β Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)TWETO, OGDEN, AND OTHERS, 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LEADVILLE 1X2 QUADRANGLE, NORTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-999.
HEYL, A.V., 1964, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, PART 3--COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1135-C.
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