Neglected Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USAi
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Neglected Mine | Mine |
La Plata Mining District (California Mining District) | Mining District |
La Plata County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 26' 12'' North , 107° 56' 43'' West
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club | Durango, Colorado | 19km |
Mindat Locality ID:
114987
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:114987:9
GUID (UUID V4):
5ea955f1-ef6f-4196-8d1a-321b017bb705
REF:Patented Claims: Mountain View; MS 15973; Legal Tender; MS 15974; Little Johney; MS 15974; Monument; MS 15974; Elkton; MS 15974; Neglected; MS 15974; Silver Night; MS 15974; Sunnyside; MS 15974; Bunker Hill; MS 15974; Maid of Erin; MS 15974; Over Sight
Deposit:: ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219, P. 73-76, 156-158
Deposit:: EMMONS. W.H., 1905, THE NEGLECTED MINE AND NEAR-BY PROPERTIES, DURANGO QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS BUL
Commodities (Major) - Gold, Silver; (Trace) - Antimony, Tellurium, Copper, Mercury
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 85: Polymetallic veins
Host Rock Unit: Nonporphyritic Rocks--Diorite
Structure: San Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform, La Plata Dome
Host Rock: Shale, Diorite, Monzonite, Porphyry
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
19 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
β Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β 'Chlorite Group' |
β Coloradoite Formula: HgTe |
β Covellite Formula: CuS |
β Dickite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 |
β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Halloysite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
β Krennerite Formula: Au3AgTe8 |
β 'Limonite' |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Petzite Formula: Ag3AuTe2 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Silver Formula: Ag |
β Silver var. Native Amalgam Formula: (Ag,Hg) |
β Sylvanite Formula: AgAuTe4 |
β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
β | Silver var. Native Amalgam | 1.AA.05 | (Ag,Hg) |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
β | Petzite | 2.BA.75 | Ag3AuTe2 |
β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
β | Coloradoite | 2.CB.05a | HgTe |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Sylvanite | 2.EA.05 | AgAuTe4 |
β | Krennerite | 2.EA.15 | Au3AgTe8 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
β | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Muscovite var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
β | Dickite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β | Halloysite | 9.ED.10 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - | |
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
β | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | β»Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
B | Boron | |
B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Covellite | CuS |
S | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
Cu | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
Ag | β Silver var. Native Amalgam | (Ag,Hg) |
Ag | β Krennerite | Au3AgTe8 |
Ag | β Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
Ag | β Silver | Ag |
Ag | β Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Te | Tellurium | |
Te | β Coloradoite | HgTe |
Te | β Krennerite | Au3AgTe8 |
Te | β Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
Te | β Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Au | β Krennerite | Au3AgTe8 |
Au | β Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
Au | β Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | β Silver var. Native Amalgam | (Ag,Hg) |
Hg | β Coloradoite | HgTe |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
- San Juan MountainsMountain Range
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