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Sinbad Mining District, Mesa County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 30' 57'' North , 109° 0' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.51611,-109.00333
GRN:
N26W62
Type:
Mining District
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
115964
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:115964:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Patented Claims: Princess Nos. 1-2; MS 17971; Pyramid Nos. 1-4; MS 17971; Kentucky Boy Nos. 1-3; MS 17971; Thoroughbred Nos. 1-4; MS 17971; Derby Nos. 1-4; MS 17971

The locality also extends into the following counties: Montrose

Commodities (Major) - Silver, Copper; (Trace) - Chromium
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Paradox Member Of Hermosa Formation, Terrace Gravel
Structure: Paradox Basin Fold And Fault Belt, La Sal Centers, Sinbad Valley Anticline, Sinbad Valley Graben, Salt Creek Graben
Host Rock: Limestone, Sandstone, Conglomerate, Shale
Tectonic Structure: Colorado Platform

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5 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘEnargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
ⓘLuzonite2.KA.10Cu3AsS4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
SSulfur
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sⓘ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuⓘ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
AsArsenic
Asⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asⓘ LuzoniteCu3AsS4

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References

HOLMES, R.V., AND HARRER, C.M., 1952, INVESTIGATION OF THE COLORADO COPPER CO. PROPERTIES, MESA AND MONTROSE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USBM RI-4869.
Fischer, Richard Philip (1936) Peculiar hydrothermal copper-bearing veins of the northeastern Colorado Plateau. Economic Geology, 31 (6) 571-599 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.31.6.571
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