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Dreamers Hope Claim, Fremont County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 20' 31'' North , 105° 32' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Coaldale255 (2011)19.2km
Westcliffe577 (2017)23.9km
Silver Cliff591 (2017)24.4km
Cañon City16,400 (2013)28.1km
Howard723 (2011)28.3km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Canon City Geology ClubCanon City, Colorado28km
Columbine Gem and Mineral SocietySalida, Colorado45km
Mindat Locality ID:
112962
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:112962:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: CHRISTMAN, R.A., HEYMAN, A.M., DELLWIG, L.F, AND GOTT, G.B., 1953, THORIUM INVESTIGATIONS 1950-52, WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS CIRCULAR 290, P. 25
Deposit:: SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C., AND WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PU
Commodities (Major) - REE, Lead, Thorium
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Andesite
Structure: Wet Mountains, Nw-Trending Shear Zones
Host Rock: Hornblendite, Gneiss, Alkali-Granite (Alaskite), Granitic Gneiss, Granite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)

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11 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Fergusonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O HematiteFe2O3
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O SideriteFeCO3
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
MnManganese
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
ThThorium
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)

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