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Ruby King Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USAi
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Ruby King MineMine
La Plata Mining District (California Mining District)Mining District
La Plata CountyCounty
ColoradoState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 26' 45'' North , 107° 58' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.44611,-107.96944
GeoHash:
G#: 9wejp0g53
GRN:
N25W62
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Durango18,006 (2017)20.6km
Rico255 (2017)27.9km
Mancos1,380 (2017)30.4km
Bayfield2,567 (2017)41.0km
Ophir169 (2017)47.2km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Four Corners Gem & Mineral ClubDurango, Colorado21km
Mindat Locality ID:
115005
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:115005:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Patented Claim: Ruby King; MS 1237


REF:Deposit:: ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219 P. 73-74, 163, 173.
Deposit:: BLM MINERAL SURVEY MS 1237
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Gold; (Trace) - Tellurium, Copper, Arsenic, Antimony
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 85: Polymetallic veins
Host Rock Unit: Dolores Formation
Structure: La Plata Dome, San Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform
Host Rock: Sandstone, Clay, Mud, Mudstone
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

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8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Silver
var. Amalgam		1.AA.05(Ag,Hg)
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
ⓘNative Mercury1.AD.05Hg
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSylvanite2.EA.05AgAuTe4
ⓘProustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
ⓘPyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Sⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native Silver var. Amalgam(Ag,Hg)
Agⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Agⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
Agⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
TeTellurium
Teⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
Auⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
HgMercury
Hgⓘ Native Silver var. Amalgam(Ag,Hg)
Hgⓘ Native MercuryHg

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