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Guston Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USAi
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Guston Mine, Red Mountain Mining District, Colorado, USA

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Guston Mine (and Robinson Mine)

Guston Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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Pyrite

Guston Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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Sphalerite, etc.

Guston Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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Guston Mine (and Robinson Mine)

Guston Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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Pyrite

Guston Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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Sphalerite, etc.

Guston Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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Guston Mine (and Robinson Mine)

Guston Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
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Pyrite

Guston Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 54' 54'' North , 107° 41' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.91500,-107.69111
GRN:
N26W61
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Telluride2,399 (2018)10.9km
Silverton637 (2011)11.7km
Ouray1,008 (2017)12.1km
Ophir169 (2017)14.0km
Mountain Village1,395 (2017)14.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
117474
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:117474:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Commodities (Major) - Copper; (Trace) - Silver
Development Status: Past Producer

Between White Cloud and Robinson claims

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Stromeyerite
Formula: AgCuS
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘStromeyerite2.BA.40AgCuS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AgSilver
Agⓘ StromeyeriteAgCuS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

Ransome, Frederick Leslie (1901) A report on the economic geology of the Silverton quadrangle, Colorado. Bulletin 182. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b182
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