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Bride Vein, Idaho Tunnel, Central City Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types
Bride VeinVein
Idaho TunnelTunnel
Central City Mining DistrictMining District
Clear Creek CountyCounty
ColoradoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 46' 0'' North , 105° 31' 60'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Idaho Springs1,728 (2017)3.2km
Central City724 (2017)4.2km
Black Hawk125 (2017)4.8km
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont594 (2011)7.2km
Saint Marys283 (2011)11.2km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Flatirons Mineral ClubBoulder, Colorado36km
Mile High Rock and Mineral SocietyArvada, Colorado38km
Colorado Mineral SocietyLakewood, Colorado39km
Denver Gem and Mineral GuildDenver, Colorado47km
Friends of Mineralogy - Colorado Chapter Denver, Colorado47km
Mindat Locality ID:
111118
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:111118:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: USGS BULL. 1208
Deposit:: USGS PROF. PAPER 223
Commodities (Major) - Lead, Gold, Silver
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Gneiss And Schist, Idaho Springs Formation

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

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


Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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