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Apex Mine (Unpatented Claims: Rosella; Little May; Apex No. 2; Apex No. 7; Apex Copper Company Mine; Patented Claims: Apex; Kanesko), Lake George Beryllium area (Badger Flats Beryllium area; Mountain Dale), Park County, Colorado, USAi
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Apex Mine (Unpatented Claims: Rosella; Little May; Apex No. 2; Apex No. 7; Apex Copper Company Mine; Patented Claims: Apex; Kanesko)Mine
Lake George Beryllium area (Badger Flats Beryllium area; Mountain Dale)Area
Park CountyCounty
ColoradoState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 2' 30'' North , 105° 23' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.04167,-105.39417
GeoHash:
G#: 9wvn1eq61
GRN:
N27W59
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Florissant104 (2011)14.0km
Divide127 (2011)23.3km
Westcreek129 (2011)23.4km
Midland156 (2011)28.6km
Woodland Park7,222 (2017)29.6km
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ClubLocationDistance
Lake George Gem & Mineral clubLake George, Colorado8km
Mindat Locality ID:
117666
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:117666:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: HAWLEY, C.C., 1969, GEOLOGY AND BERYLLIUM DEPOSITS OF THE LAKE GEOR GE (OR BADGER FLATS) BERYLLIUM AREA, PARK AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLO RADO: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 608-A, 44 P.
Deposit:: MEEVES, H.C., 1966, NONPEGMATITIC BERYLLIUM OCCURRE
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Gold; (Minor) - Lead, Copper; (Trace) - Tungsten, Molybdenum
Development Status: Past Producer
Structure: Badger Flats Fault, Minor Faults, Round Mountain Syncline, Tarryall Mountains, Front Range, Puma Hills, Badger Flats, Tappan M Ountain Stock
Host Rock: Granite, Aplite, Porphyry, Pegmatite, Quartz Monzonite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)

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11 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTopaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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