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Indian Trail Ridge Magnetite Deposit, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), Montezuma County, Colorado, USAi
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Indian Trail Ridge Magnetite DepositDeposit
La Plata Mining District (California Mining District)Mining District
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 27' 36'' North , 108° 2' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.46028,-108.03416
GRN:
N25W62
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Dsb : Warm, dry-summer continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Durango18,006 (2017)24.7km
Rico255 (2017)25.8km
Mancos1,380 (2017)25.9km
Dolores963 (2017)41.5km
Bayfield2,567 (2017)46.5km
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ClubLocationDistance
Four Corners Gem & Mineral ClubDurango, Colorado25km
Mindat Locality ID:
116352
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:116352:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:The locality also extends into the following counties: La Plata
Deposit:: HARRER, C.M., AND TESCH, W.J., JR., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO: USBM IC-7918, P. 51.
Deposit:: ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219.
Commodities (Major) - Iron
Deposit Type: Replacement
Development Status: Occurrence
Deposit Model: 72: Polymetallic replacement
Host Rock Unit: Cutler Formation
Structure: San Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform, La Plata Dome, Unnamed Fault
Host Rock: Limestone
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘvar. Martite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Hematite var. MartiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Hematite var. MartiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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