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Independence Mine (Stratton Independence Mine), Cripple Creek, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USAi
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Cripple CreekCity
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 42' 46'' North , 105° 8' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Victor389 (2017)0.5km
Stratton644 (2006)4.1km
Cripple Creek1,155 (2017)5.3km
Midland156 (2011)16.3km
Manitou Springs5,334 (2017)25.0km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Colorado Springs Mineral SocietyColorado Springs, Colorado30km
Canon City Geology ClubCanon City, Colorado32km
Lake George Gem & Mineral clubLake George, Colorado35km
Mindat Locality ID:
11955
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:11955:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Ref.: Yale Peabody GNIS database; Rocks & Min.: 24:236. A gold mine.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calaverite
Formula: AuTe2
'Feldspar Group'
References:
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
References:
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Krennerite
Formula: Au3AgTe8
Marcasite ?
Formula: FeS2
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Stibiconite
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Sylvanite
Formula: AgAuTe4

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Sylvanite2.EA.05AgAuTe4
Calaverite2.EA.10AuTe2
Krennerite2.EA.15Au3AgTe8
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite ?2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Stibiconite4.DH.20Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
OOxygen
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O QuartzSiO2
O StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
S StibniteSb2S3
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Ag KrenneriteAu3AgTe8
Ag SylvaniteAgAuTe4
SbAntimony
Sb StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Sb StibniteSb2S3
TeTellurium
Te CalaveriteAuTe2
Te KrenneriteAu3AgTe8
Te SylvaniteAgAuTe4
AuGold
Au CalaveriteAuTe2
Au Native GoldAu
Au KrenneriteAu3AgTe8
Au SylvaniteAgAuTe4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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