Washout Claim (Price Ranch), La Veta Mining District, Huerfano County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Washout Claim (Price Ranch) | Claim |
La Veta Mining District | Mining District |
Huerfano County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 26' 14'' North , 105° 6' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
La Veta | 759 (2017) | 11.9km |
Fort Garland | 433 (2011) | 28.4km |
Blanca | 370 (2017) | 35.6km |
Walsenburg | 2,898 (2017) | 35.9km |
San Luis | 618 (2017) | 38.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
114565
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:114565:9
GUID (UUID V4):
de43d8ce-df69-4643-a1c5-4d0a299757c0
REF:Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 184-185.
Deposit:: JOHNSON, R.B., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TRINIDAD QUADRANGLE, SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORA
Commodities (Major) - Copper, Uranium
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Huerfano Formation
Structure: Culebra Massif, Sangre De Cristo Mountains Frontal Thrust Fault
Host Rock: Sandstone, Shale
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Copper Formula: Cu |
β Covellite Formula: CuS |
β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
β Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
β | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | β Covellite | CuS |
S | β Digenite | Cu9S5 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | β Copper | Cu |
Cu | β Digenite | Cu9S5 |
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