Langford Copper Mine, Prairie Divide Mining District (St. Cloud Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Langford Copper Mine | Mine |
| Prairie Divide Mining District (St. Cloud Mining District) | Mining District |
| Larimer County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 55' 28'' North , 105° 28' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Red Feather Lakes | 343 (2011) | 17.2km |
| Laporte | 2,450 (2015) | 43.1km |
| Laramie | 32,158 (2017) | 44.2km |
| Wellington | 7,807 (2017) | 45.7km |
| Fort Collins | 161,175 (2017) | 49.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Collins Rockhounds | Fort Collins, Colorado | 50km |
REF:Deposit:: EGGLER, D.H., 1968, VIRGINIA DALE PRECAMBRIAN RING-DIKE COMPLEX, CO LORADO-WYOMING: GSA BULL., V. 79, NO. 11, P. 1545-1564.
Deposit:: USBM MILS 0080690086
Commodities (Major) - Copper
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Biotite Gneiss, Metasedimentary Rocks--Quartzofeldspathic Schist And Gneiss
Structure: Front Range Uplift, Sherman Batholith, Virginia Dale Ring-Dike Complex (Outer Cap Rock)
Host Rock: Gneiss
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Southern Rocky MountainsOrogenic Belt
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