Aspen Mine (Claim: Aspen), Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Aspen Mine (Claim: Aspen) | Mine |
| Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District) | Mining District |
| Pitkin County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 10' 42'' North , 106° 49' 22'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Aspen | 6,882 (2017) | 1.5km |
| Snowmass Village | 2,916 (2017) | 10.6km |
| Woody Creek | 263 (2011) | 11.6km |
| Basalt | 3,891 (2017) | 27.8km |
| Mount Crested Butte | 801 (2012) | 32.6km |
REF:Deposit:: SPURR, J.E., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS MON. 31, P. 155-157, PL. 40
Deposit:: BRYANT, BRUCE, 1971, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ASPEN QUADRANGLE, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-933.
Deposit:: BRYANT, BRUCE, 1972, MAP SHO
Commodities (Major) - Zinc, Silver, Lead
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Peerless Formation, Aplite Porphyry
Structure: Silver Fault, Contact Fault, Aspen Mountain Syncline, Aspen Fault, Tourtelotte Park Uplift, Sawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, White River Uplift, Elk Uplift
Host Rock: Dolomite, Limestone
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Southern Rocky MountainsOrogenic Belt
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Aspen Mine, Aspen Mining District, Pitkin County, Colorado, USA