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Little Patsy pegmatite, South Platte Pegmatite Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types
Little Patsy pegmatitePegmatite
South Platte Pegmatite Mining DistrictMining District
Jefferson CountyCounty
ColoradoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 24' 38'' North , 105° 13' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Roxborough Park9,099 (2011)14.2km
Aspen Park882 (2011)15.4km
Louviers269 (2011)20.5km
Ken Caryl32,438 (2014)20.9km
Indian Hills1,280 (2011)22.9km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Littleton Gem and Mineral Club, Inc.Littleton, Colorado29km
Colorado Mineral SocietyLakewood, Colorado35km
Denver Gem and Mineral GuildDenver, Colorado42km
Friends of Mineralogy - Colorado Chapter Denver, Colorado42km
Western Interior Paleontological SocietyDenver, Colorado42km
Mindat Locality ID:
3645
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3645:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Patsy pegmatite


A quarry in pegmatite. This locality is officially listed as a quarry in the Yale Peabody/USGS GNIS database, but it is categorized as a mine. Sec 28 T7S R70W

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Mineral List


19 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
'Bastnäsite'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Columbite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
'Fergusonite'
Fergusonite-(Y)
Formula: YNbO4
Fluocerite-(Ce)
Formula: CeF3
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Fluorite var. Yttrofluorite
Formula: (Ca1-xYx)F2+x where 0.05 < x < 0.3
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Ishikawaite
Formula: U4+Fe2+Nb2O8
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Microcline var. Amazonite
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Samarskite-(Y)
Formula: YFe3+Nb2O8
Samarskite-(Yb) (TL)
Formula: YbFe3+(Nb,Ta)2O8
Type Locality:
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Yttrotantalite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Zircon var. Cyrtolite
Formula: Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4]

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
var. Yttrofluorite3.AB.25(Ca1-xYx)F2+x where 0.05 < x < 0.3
Fluocerite-(Ce)3.AC.15CeF3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Ishikawaite4.DB.25U4+Fe2+Nb2O8
Samarskite-(Y)4.DB.25YFe3+Nb2O8
Samarskite-(Yb) (TL)4.DB.25YbFe3+(Nb,Ta)2O8
Columbite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Nb2O6
Yttrotantalite-(Y)4.DG.10(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Fergusonite-(Y)7.GA.05YNbO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
var. Cyrtolite9.AD.30Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline
var. Amazonite
9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Cleavelandite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Bastnäsite'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
'Fergusonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
H Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
H Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
O AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
O Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O Fergusonite-(Y)YNbO4
O Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
O HematiteFe2O3
O IshikawaiteU4+Fe2+Nb2O8
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
O Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
O Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
O Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Samarskite-(Yb)YbFe3+(Nb,Ta)2O8
FFluorine
F Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F Fluocerite-(Ce)CeF3
F FluoriteCaF2
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F Fluorite var. Yttrofluorite(Ca1-xYx)F2+x where 0.05 < x < 0.3
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
Si Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
P AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
P Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
P TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
KPotassium
K Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca Fluorite var. Yttrofluorite(Ca1-xYx)F2+x where 0.05 < x < 0.3
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mn Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IshikawaiteU4+Fe2+Nb2O8
Fe Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Fe Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
Fe Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Fe Samarskite-(Yb)YbFe3+(Nb,Ta)2O8
CuCopper
Cu TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
YYttrium
Y Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Y Fergusonite-(Y)YNbO4
Y Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Y Fluorite var. Yttrofluorite(Ca1-xYx)F2+x where 0.05 < x < 0.3
Y Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
Zr Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
NbNiobium
Nb Fergusonite-(Y)YNbO4
Nb Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Nb IshikawaiteU4+Fe2+Nb2O8
Nb Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Nb Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
Nb Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Nb Samarskite-(Yb)YbFe3+(Nb,Ta)2O8
CeCerium
Ce Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ce Fluocerite-(Ce)CeF3
Ce Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
NdNeodymium
Nd Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
YbYtterbium
Yb Samarskite-(Yb)YbFe3+(Nb,Ta)2O8
TaTantalum
Ta Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
Ta Samarskite-(Yb)YbFe3+(Nb,Ta)2O8
ThThorium
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)
UUranium
U AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
U IshikawaiteU4+Fe2+Nb2O8
U TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
U Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4

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