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Swartz Ranch Occurrence (D.P. Van Nouhuys Property), Custer County, Colorado, USAi
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Swartz Ranch Occurrence (D.P. Van Nouhuys Property)Occurrence
Custer CountyCounty
ColoradoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 8' 58'' North , 105° 19' 60'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Silver Cliff591 (2017)10.0km
Westcliffe577 (2017)11.7km
Coal Creek341 (2017)28.5km
Rockvale498 (2017)28.6km
Williamsburg656 (2017)30.3km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Canon City Geology ClubCanon City, Colorado33km
Mindat Locality ID:
112289
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:112289:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B. AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 40, P. 120
Deposit:: BROCK, M.R. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOU
Commodities (Major) - REE, Thorium; (Trace) - Beryllium, Uranium
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Alaskitic Granite Gneiss And/Or Hornblende Gneiss
Structure: Shear Zone, Wet Mountains
Host Rock: Gneiss, Hornblendite, Gabbro, Alkali-Granite (Alaskite), Granitic Gneiss
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

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Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Bertrandite
Formula: Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Bertrandite9.BD.05Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BeBeryllium
Be BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
O HematiteFe2O3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O QuartzSiO2
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SiSilicon
Si BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
ThThorium
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)

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North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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