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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Aztec Mine (Republic; MS 14379; Patented Claims: Aztec; MS 14379), Needle Mountain Mining District, La Plata County, Colorado, USAi
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Aztec Mine (Republic; MS 14379; Patented Claims: Aztec; MS 14379)Mine
Needle Mountain Mining DistrictMining District
La Plata CountyCounty
ColoradoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 35' 52'' North , 107° 36' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Silverton637 (2011)24.3km
Ophir169 (2017)34.8km
Rico255 (2017)38.4km
Bayfield2,567 (2017)41.4km
Telluride2,399 (2018)41.7km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Four Corners Gem & Mineral ClubDurango, Colorado43km
Mindat Locality ID:
114864
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:114864:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: SCHMITT, L.J., AND RAYMOND, W.H., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE NEEDLE MOUNTAINS DISTRICT, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1434, 40 P.
Deposit:: STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1969, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SAN JUAN PRIMITIVE AREA, CO
Commodities (Major) - Gold, Silver; (Minor) - Lead, Copper; (Trace) - Manganese, Zinc, Molybdenum
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 85: Polymetallic veins
Host Rock Unit: Mancos Shale
Structure: Needle Mtns Uplift, Chicago Basin Stock, Eolus Batholith, Trimble Stock, San Juan Uplift, San Juan Basin, San Juan Volcanic Field
Host Rock: Granite, Quartz Monzonite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

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Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
MnManganese
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S

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North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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