Unnamed Zinc - Lead - Silver Prospects (See Last Page; MRDS - 10094583), Aspen Mining District (Roaring Fork Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 13' 31'' North , 106° 45' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Prospects
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Aspen | 6,882 (2017) | 6.0km |
| Woody Creek | 263 (2011) | 11.7km |
| Snowmass Village | 2,916 (2017) | 15.1km |
| Basalt | 3,891 (2017) | 28.1km |
| El Jebel | 3,801 (2011) | 33.8km |
REF:Deposit:: SPURR, J. E., 1898, GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS MON. 31, P. 126-132
Deposit:: BRYANT, BRUCE, 1971, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ASPEN QUADRANGLE, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-933
Deposit:: BRYANT, BRUCE, 1972, MAP SHOWING MIN
Commodities (Major) - Zinc, Lead, Silver
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Belden Formation, Dakota Sandstone
Structure: Sawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, White River Uplift, Elk Uplift, Silver Fault
Host Rock: Limestone
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns); Colorado Platform
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Southern Rocky MountainsOrogenic Belt
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