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Copper Prospect (MRDS - 10094633), Kassler Area, Douglas County, Colorado, USAi
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Copper Prospect (MRDS - 10094633)Prospect
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 25' 21'' North , 105° 6' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.42250,-105.10639
GRN:
N27W58
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Roxborough Park9,099 (2011)6.0km
Louviers269 (2011)10.5km
Sedalia206 (2011)12.7km
Ken Caryl32,438 (2014)17.0km
Castle Pines3,614 (2014)18.5km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Littleton Gem and Mineral Club, Inc.Littleton, Colorado23km
Colorado Mineral SocietyLakewood, Colorado31km
Denver Gem and Mineral GuildDenver, Colorado37km
Friends of Mineralogy - Colorado Chapter Denver, Colorado37km
Western Interior Paleontological SocietyDenver, Colorado37km
Mindat Locality ID:
112662
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:112662:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


SCOTT, G.R., 1963, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE KASSLER QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 421-B, P. 11
Commodities (Major) - Copper; (Trace) - Cobalt, Uranium, Nickel
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Idaho Springs Formation
Structure: Bear Creek Fault, Unnamed Fault, Front Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith
Host Rock: Gneiss, Amphibolite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘTenorite4.AB.10CuO
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘConichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hⓘ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ TenoriteCuO
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuⓘ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ TenoriteCuO
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)

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