Marble Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Marble Mining District | Mining District |
| Gunnison County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° North , 107° West (est.)
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Margin of Error:
~75km
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| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Cubanite ? | 2.CB.55a | CuFe2S3 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Coffinite | 9.AD.30 | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
Localities in this Region
- Colorado
- Gunnison County
- Marble Mining District
- Belle of Titusville
- Bennet Tunnel
- Black Eagle
- Black Queen Shaft (McVey Tunnel; Fargo Claim; Black Queen Mine)
- Bonton
- Brooklyn
- Catalpa Mine
- Colorado Yule Marble Company quarries (Colorado Stone Quarries)
- Crystal Tunnel
- Disc Shaft
- Don No. 2
- Evening Star Occurrence
- Gold occurrence (MRDS - 10118309)
- Gold occurrence (MRDS - 10288079)
- Gold Pan Vein Occurrence
- Harris - Farley Tunnel
- High Tide Tunnel
- Inez
- John Baroni Tunnel Occurrence
- Lead - Copper Occurrence (MRDS - 10017180)
- Lead - Silver Occurrence (MRDS - 10091245)
- Lead Bullet Prospect
- Marble Mining District
- Gunnison County
- Colorado
- Gunnison County
- Marble Mining District
- Lead King Mine
- Lead occurrence (MRDS - 10215515)
- Lizard Lake
- Low Tide
- Lucky Boy
- Marble - Dimension Occurrence (MRDS - 10017243)
- McVey Tunnel
- Patricia Lee Occurrence
- Schofield (Scofield)
- Sheep Mountain Tunnel
- Silver - Lead - Zinc Occurrence (MRDS - 10091244)
- Silver - Lead Occurrence (MRDS - 10091062)
- Silver Nugget Occurrence (Gothic Belle; Cleopatra; Kershaw; Monarch; Big Indian; Silver Crop; Leviathan; Catalpa-Tennessee)
- Silver Occurrence (MRDS - 10017110)
- Silver occurrence (MRDS - 10264082)
- Silver occurrence (MRDS - 10288216)
- Skyline Mine (Little Darling Mine; Wacker; Lead Bullet Occurrence)
- Strauss; Yule
- Strauss Occurrence
- Tennessee
- Virginia; Valley; May Pioneer Occurrence
- Whopper Lode
- Marble Mining District
- Gunnison County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Southern Rocky MountainsOrogenic Belt
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- Green River FormationFormation
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Colorado Yule Marble Company quarries, Marble Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA