White Iron Mine (Clara; Helen Extension Fraction), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| White Iron Mine (Clara; Helen Extension Fraction) | Mine |
| Goose Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Gunnison County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 20' 3'' North , 107° 12' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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REF:Patented Claims: White Iron; MS 20290; Helen; MS 20290; Unpatented Claims: Stable; Iron Goat; MS 20290; Charlotte; MS 21290
Deposit:: OLSON, J.C., AND HEDLUND, D.C., 1973, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GATEVIEW QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1071.
Deposit:: BOYLES, P.C., 1947, GUNNISON COUNTY (FIFTY YEARS): COLORADO MINING ASSOC. 1947 MINING YEARBOOK, P. 119.
Depo
Commodities (Major) - Arsenic; (Trace) - Thorium, Gold, Silver, Copper
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Quartz Vein
Structure: Gunnison Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, Gunnison Gold Belt, Iron Hill Alkalic Complex, Cimarron Fault, Unnamed Faults, Tolvar Peak Stock
Host Rock: Schist, Amphibolite, Granite, Quartz Latite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Thorite Formula: Th(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Thorite | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Th | Thorium | |
| Th | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Southern Rocky MountainsOrogenic Belt
USA
- San Juan MountainsMountain Range
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