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Peewink Mountain tunnel, Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USAi
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Peewink Mountain tunnelTunnel
Boulder County Tungsten Mining DistrictMining District
Boulder CountyCounty
ColoradoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 0' 39'' North , 105° 26' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.01083,-105.44333
GeoHash:
G#: 9xj58edxb
GRN:
N27W59
Type:
Tunnel
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Saint Anton Highlands288 (2016)2.9km
Sugarloaf261 (2011)3.1km
Bonanza Mountain Estates128 (2011)4.9km
Mountain Meadows274 (2011)5.5km
Gold Hill230 (2011)6.5km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Flatirons Mineral ClubBoulder, Colorado15km
Mile High Rock and Mineral SocietyArvada, Colorado38km
Colorado Mineral SocietyLakewood, Colorado46km
Denver Gem and Mineral GuildDenver, Colorado49km
Friends of Mineralogy - Colorado Chapter Denver, Colorado49km
Mindat Locality ID:
110354
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:110354:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


COLO BOM 1940 LIST
Commodities (Major) - Tungsten
Development Status: Past Producer

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘFerberite4.DB.30FeWO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ FerberiteFeWO4
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ FerberiteFeWO4
WTungsten
Wⓘ FerberiteFeWO4

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References

Lovering, T.S., Goddard, E.N. (1950) Geology and ore deposits of the Front Range, Colorado. Professional Paper 223. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp223
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