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Red Cloud Mine (Chicago; Colorado Occurrence), Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USAi
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Red Cloud Mine (Chicago; Colorado Occurrence)Mine
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 4' 51'' North , 105° 30' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ward155 (2017)1.2km
Bark Ranch213 (2011)6.6km
Gold Hill230 (2011)8.0km
Jamestown264 (2017)10.2km
Sugarloaf261 (2011)10.7km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Flatirons Mineral ClubBoulder, Colorado21km
Mile High Rock and Mineral SocietyArvada, Colorado47km
Mindat Locality ID:
19484
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:19484:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A gold mine.
The "type locality" for henryite of Endlich.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


20 valid minerals. 1 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc.

Detailed Mineral List:

Altaite
Formula: PbTe
Calaverite
Formula: AuTe2
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
Empressite
Formula: AgTe
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gold
Formula: Au
'Henryite (of Endlich)' (FRL)
Type Locality:
References:
Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
References:
Sorrell, Steve (n.d.) Personal communication.ex Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum
Iodargyrite
Formula: AgI
Montanite ?
Formula: Bi2(TeO6) · nH2O
Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stützite
Formula: Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
Sylvanite
Formula: AgAuTe4
Tellurium
Formula: Te
Tellurobismuthite
Formula: Bi2Te3
Tetradymite
Formula: Bi2Te2S

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Tellurium1.CC.10Te
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
Stützite2.BA.65Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
Petzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Empressite2.CB.80AgTe
Altaite2.CD.10PbTe
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Tellurobismuthite2.DC.05Bi2Te3
Tetradymite2.DC.05Bi2Te2S
Sylvanite2.EA.05AgAuTe4
Calaverite2.EA.10AuTe2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Iodargyrite3.AA.10AgI
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Montanite ?7.CD.60Bi2(TeO6) · nH2O
Unclassified
'Henryite (of Endlich)' (TL)-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MontaniteBi2(TeO6) · nH2O
CCarbon
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O MontaniteBi2(TeO6) · nH2O
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S TetradymiteBi2Te2S
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorargyriteAgCl
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Ag ChlorargyriteAgCl
Ag EmpressiteAgTe
Ag HessiteAg2Te
Ag IodargyriteAgI
Ag PetziteAg3AuTe2
Ag StütziteAg5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
Ag SylvaniteAgAuTe4
TeTellurium
Te AltaitePbTe
Te CalaveriteAuTe2
Te EmpressiteAgTe
Te HessiteAg2Te
Te MontaniteBi2(TeO6) · nH2O
Te PetziteAg3AuTe2
Te StütziteAg5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
Te SylvaniteAgAuTe4
Te TelluriumTe
Te TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3
Te TetradymiteBi2Te2S
IIodine
I IodargyriteAgI
AuGold
Au CalaveriteAuTe2
Au GoldAu
Au PetziteAg3AuTe2
Au SylvaniteAgAuTe4
PbLead
Pb AltaitePbTe
Pb GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Bi MontaniteBi2(TeO6) · nH2O
Bi TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3
Bi TetradymiteBi2Te2S

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