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Fair Day Mine, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USAi
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Coffinite

Fair Day Mine, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
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Coffinite

Fair Day Mine, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
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Coffinite

Fair Day Mine, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 7' 13'' North , 105° 29' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.12028,-105.49277
GeoHash:
G#: 9xhuprwt8
GRN:
N27W59
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bark Ranch213 (2011)4.5km
Ward155 (2017)5.5km
Allenspark528 (2011)8.7km
Jamestown264 (2017)8.9km
Gold Hill230 (2011)9.5km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Flatirons Mineral ClubBoulder, Colorado22km
Mile High Rock and Mineral SocietyArvada, Colorado49km
Mindat Locality ID:
110028
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:110028:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:COLO. BOM 1964 LIST OPER: HARRISON-WESTERN COR
Deposit:: USBM PRINT OUTS
Deposit:: SIMS & SHERIDAN, 1964, USGS BULL. 1159.
Commodities (Major) - Uranium; (Trace) - Vanadium, Uranium
Development Status: Past Producer

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
ⓘ Coffinite
Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Ilsemannite
Formula: Mo3O8 · nH2O
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Uraninite
Formula: UO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘUraninite4.DL.05UO2
ⓘIlsemannite4.FJ.15Mo3O8 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘAutunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘCoffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Hⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Hⓘ IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Oⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Oⓘ IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ UraniniteUO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
UUranium
Uⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Uⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Uⓘ UraniniteUO2

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