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I. Kreiner Mine, Crestone Mining District (Baca Grant Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USAi
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I. Kreiner MineMine
Crestone Mining District (Baca Grant Mining District)Mining District
Saguache CountyCounty
ColoradoState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 2' 53'' North , 105° 43' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.04805,-105.72305
GeoHash:
G#: 9wub6nqvf
GRN:
N26W60
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Crestone139 (2017)6.1km
Moffat116 (2011)17.3km
Westcliffe577 (2017)24.5km
Silver Cliff591 (2017)26.1km
Coaldale255 (2011)35.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
118534
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:118534:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 390
Deposit:: SCOTT, G.R., AND TAYLOR, R.B., 1974, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ELECTRIC PEAK QU
Commodities (Major) - Feldspar, Quartz; (Trace) - Uranium
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Metasedimentary Schist
Structure: Sangre De Cristo Range, Rio Grande Rift, Sangre De Cristo Fault
Host Rock: Granodiorite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

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4 valid minerals.

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Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘvar. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘEuxenite-(Y)4.DG.05(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Mica Group'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
YYttrium
Yⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
ThThorium
Thⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
UUranium
Uⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6

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