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Fanny Fern Mine, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USAi
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Fanny Fern MineMine
Lake City Mining DistrictMining District
Hinsdale CountyCounty
ColoradoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 0' 52'' North , 107° 20' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lake City367 (2017)2.5km
Ouray1,008 (2017)29.3km
Portland135 (2011)32.8km
Silverton637 (2011)36.5km
Ridgway977 (2017)40.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
114445
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:114445:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mayday Lode; J. C. Lode; Springfield; Unpatented Claims: Fanny Fern No. 2; Patented Claim: Fanny Fern; MS 699; B. R. Lode


REF:Deposit:: IRVING, J.D., AND BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1911, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR LAKE CITY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 478.
Deposit:: LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAKE CITY CALDERA AREA, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MA
Commodities (Major) - Lead, Silver, Gold; (Minor) - Zinc, Copper; (Trace) - Antimony
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Structure: San Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Depression, San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Lake City Caldera
Host Rock: Rhyolite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

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8 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
S SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Ag PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
SbAntimony
Sb PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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