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View of the Telluride Pb-Cu-Zn mining area, ca. 1930.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

Informational Sign on the Idarado Mine, Ouray Co., CO

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

Informational Sign located at the historic Idarado Mine & Townsite, Ouray Co., CO

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

View of the Telluride Pb-Cu-Zn mining area, ca. 1930.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

Informational Sign on the Idarado Mine, Ouray Co., CO

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

Informational Sign located at the historic Idarado Mine & Townsite, Ouray Co., CO

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

View of the Telluride Pb-Cu-Zn mining area, ca. 1930.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

Informational Sign on the Idarado Mine, Ouray Co., CO

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

37° 54' 50'' North , 107° 42' 1'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Dfc : Subarctic climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Telluride	2,399 (2018)	10.2km
Silverton	637 (2011)	11.8km
Ouray	1,008 (2017)	12.4km
Ophir	169 (2017)	13.2km
Mountain Village	1,395 (2017)	13.8km

Mindat Locality ID:

3660

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:3660:6

GUID (UUID V4):

A former Pb-Cu-Zn occurrence/mine located about 10 km S of Ouray. Features the "Treasury Tunnel." The ultimate closure was 1978. Extends into the Red Mountain District in Ouray County.
Located near Telluride (which is in San Miguel Co.).

Ore is Tertiary telluride conglomerate (Argentine vein).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

39 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aikinite

Formula: PbCuBiS₃

References:

Foord, E. E.; Shawe, D. R. (1989) The Pb-Bi-Ag-Cu-(Hg) Chemistry Of Galena And Some Associated Sulfosalts: A Reviewand Some New Data From Colorado, California And Pennsylvania. The Canadian Mineralogist, 27 (3). 363-382

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ Anglesite

Formula: PbSO₄

References:

Rocks & Min.:59:34 & 64:144.

ⓘ Anhydrite

Formula: CaSO₄

References:

Rocks & Min.:59:34 & 64:144.

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

References:

Rocks & Min.:59:34 & 64:144.

ⓘ Calaverite

Formula: AuTe₂

Colour: gray-white metallic with black tarnish

References:

Crook, Wilson W. and Oswald, Stanley G. (1979) Calaverite from the Idarado Mine. Friends of Mineralogy Colorado Chapter Newsletter: 2(1).

✪ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Muntyan, Barbara L. (1995) Colorado Calcite: Featured Mineral at the 1995 Denver Show. Rocks & Minerals, 70(5), 298-310.

✪ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite

Formula: (Ca,Mn)CO₃

References:

Muntyan, Barbara L. (1995) Colorado Calcite: Featured Mineral at the 1995 Denver Show. Rocks & Minerals, 70(5), 298-310.

ⓘ Carrollite

Formula: CuCo₂S₄

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Muntyan, Barbara L. (1995) Colorado Calcite: Featured Mineral at the 1995 Denver Show. Rocks & Minerals, 70(5), 298-310.

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

References:

Muntyan, Barbara L. (1995) Colorado Calcite: Featured Mineral at the 1995 Denver Show. Rocks & Minerals, 70(5), 298-310.

ⓘ Clinochlore

Formula: Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈

References:

Robert Stoufer collection--personal communication

ⓘ Dawsonite

Formula: NaAlCO₃(OH)₂

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ Digenite

Formula: Cu₉S₅

References:

Rocks & Min.:59:34 & 64:144.

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

References:

Holmes, Richard Walker, Kennedy, Marrianna B. (1983) Mines and Minerals of the Great American Rift (Colorado-New Mexico). Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York.

ⓘ Epidote

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

References:

Rocks & Min.:59:34 & 64:144.

ⓘ Eskimoite

Formula: Ag₇Pb₁₀Bi₁₅S₃₆

Description: May be heyrovskite

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF₂

References:

Muntyan, Barbara L. (1995) Colorado Calcite: Featured Mineral at the 1995 Denver Show. Rocks & Minerals, 70(5), 298-310.

ⓘ Friedrichite

Formula: Pb₅Cu₅Bi₇S₁₈

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

References:

Rocks & Min.:59:34 & 64:144.

ⓘ Gustavite

Formula: AgPbBi₃S₆

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

References:

Holmes, Richard Walker, Kennedy, Marrianna B. (1983) Mines and Minerals of the Great American Rift (Colorado-New Mexico). Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York.

ⓘ Heyrovskýite

Formula: Pb₆Bi₂S₉

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ Hübnerite

Formula: MnWO₄

References:

Robert Stoufer collection--personal communication

2009 New Mexico Mineral Symposium abstracts

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ Lillianite

Formula: Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ Matildite

Formula: AgBiS₂

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

References:

Holmes, Richard Walker, Kennedy, Marrianna B. (1983) Mines and Minerals of the Great American Rift (Colorado-New Mexico). Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York.

ⓘ Neyite

Formula: Ag₂Cu₆Pb₂₅Bi₂₆S₆₈

Description: Jo Dandy vein Silver analogue

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ Petzite

Formula: Ag₃AuTe₂

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ Piemontite

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlMn³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

References:

Rocks & Min.:59:34 & 64:144.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Crook, Wilson W. and Oswald, Stanley G. (1979) Calaverite from the Idarado Mine. Friends of Mineralogy Colorado Chapter Newsletter: 2(1).

Muntyan, Barbara L. (1995) Colorado Calcite: Featured Mineral at the 1995 Denver Show. Rocks & Minerals, 70(5), 298-310.

ⓘ Pyroxmangite

Formula: Mn²⁺SiO₃

References:

Rocks & Min.:59:34 & 64:144.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

2009 New Mexico Mineral Symposium abstracts

Crook, Wilson W. and Oswald, Stanley G. (1979) Calaverite from the Idarado Mine. Friends of Mineralogy Colorado Chapter Newsletter: 2(1).

Muntyan, Barbara L. (1995) Colorado Calcite: Featured Mineral at the 1995 Denver Show. Rocks & Minerals, 70(5), 298-310.

ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Rocks & Min.:59:34 & 64:144.

ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ Rhodochrosite

Formula: MnCO₃

References:

Robert Stoufer collection--personal communication

ⓘ Rhodonite

Formula: CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]

References:

Holmes, Richard Walker, Kennedy, Marrianna B. (1983) Mines and Minerals of the Great American Rift (Colorado-New Mexico). Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York.

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

References:

Muntyan, Barbara L. (1995) Colorado Calcite: Featured Mineral at the 1995 Denver Show. Rocks & Minerals, 70(5), 298-310.

ⓘ Stromeyerite

Formula: AgCuS

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ Vikingite

Formula: Ag₅Pb₈Bi₁₃S₃₀

References:

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

ⓘ 'Wad'

References:

Muntyan, Barbara L. (1995) Colorado Calcite: Featured Mineral at the 1995 Denver Show. Rocks & Minerals, 70(5), 298-310.

ⓘ Zoisite

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

References:

ⓘ Zoisite var. Thulite

Formula: {Ca₂}{Al,Mn³⁺₃}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)

References:

Gallery:

CuFeS₂ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Chalcopyrite, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

Chalcopyrite, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

Chalcopyrite, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

Chalcopyrite, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

Chalcopyrite, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

Chalcopyrite, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

PbSⓘ Galena

Galena, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

Galena, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

Galena, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

Galena, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

Galena, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

Galena, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

SiO₂ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz

Milky Quartz, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

Milky Quartz, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

Milky Quartz, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

MnCO₃ⓘ Rhodochrosite

Rhodochrosite, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

Rhodochrosite, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

Rhodochrosite, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

Rhodochrosite, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

Rhodochrosite, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

Rhodochrosite, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

Rhodochrosite, etc.

Idarado Mine, Ouray County, Colorado, USA

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Digenite	2.BA.10	Cu₉S₅
ⓘ	Stromeyerite	2.BA.40	AgCuS
ⓘ	Petzite	2.BA.75	Ag₃AuTe₂
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Carrollite	2.DA.05	CuCo₂S₄
ⓘ	Calaverite	2.EA.10	AuTe₂
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S
ⓘ	Aikinite	2.HB.05a	PbCuBiS₃
ⓘ	Friedrichite	2.HB.05a	Pb₅Cu₅Bi₇S₁₈
ⓘ	Matildite	2.JA.20	AgBiS₂
ⓘ	Neyite	2.JB.25i	Ag₂Cu₆Pb₂₅Bi₂₆S₆₈
ⓘ	Gustavite	2.JB.40a	AgPbBi₃S₆
ⓘ	Lillianite	2.JB.40a	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆
ⓘ	Vikingite	2.JB.40a	Ag₅Pb₈Bi₁₃S₃₀
ⓘ	Eskimoite	2.JB.40b	Ag₇Pb₁₀Bi₁₅S₃₆
ⓘ	Heyrovskýite	2.JB.40b	Pb₆Bi₂S₉
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Fluorite	3.AB.25	CaF₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz var. Amethyst	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Milky Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Hübnerite	4.DB.30	MnWO₄
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	var. Manganese-bearing Calcite	5.AB.05	(Ca,Mn)CO₃
ⓘ	Rhodochrosite	5.AB.05	MnCO₃
ⓘ	Dawsonite	5.BB.10	NaAlCO₃(OH)₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Anhydrite	7.AD.30	CaSO₄
ⓘ	Anglesite	7.AD.35	PbSO₄
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Epidote	9.BG.05a	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Piemontite	9.BG.05a	(CaCa)(AlAlMn³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Zoisite var. Thulite	9.BG.10	{Ca₂}{Al,Mn³⁺₃}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
ⓘ		9.BG.10	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Rhodonite	9.DK.05	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
ⓘ	Pyroxmangite	9.DO.05	Mn²⁺SiO₃
ⓘ	Muscovite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	var. Sericite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Clinochlore	9.EC.55	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
ⓘ	Kaolinite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Wad'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
H	ⓘ Dawsonite	NaAlCO₃(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Piemontite	(CaCa)(AlAlMn³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Zoisite var. Thulite	{Ca₂}{Al,Mn₃³⁺}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
H	ⓘ Zoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Dawsonite	NaAlCO₃(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite	(Ca,Mn)CO₃
C	ⓘ Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
O	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
O	ⓘ Dawsonite	NaAlCO₃(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Hübnerite	MnWO₄
O	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite	(Ca,Mn)CO₃
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Piemontite	(CaCa)(AlAlMn³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Pyroxmangite	Mn²⁺SiO₃
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
O	ⓘ Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
O	ⓘ Zoisite var. Thulite	{Ca₂}{Al,Mn₃³⁺}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
O	ⓘ Zoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Dawsonite	NaAlCO₃(OH)₂
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Al	ⓘ Dawsonite	NaAlCO₃(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Piemontite	(CaCa)(AlAlMn³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Zoisite var. Thulite	{Ca₂}{Al,Mn₃³⁺}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
Al	ⓘ Zoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Piemontite	(CaCa)(AlAlMn³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Pyroxmangite	Mn²⁺SiO₃
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
Si	ⓘ Zoisite var. Thulite	{Ca₂}{Al,Mn₃³⁺}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
Si	ⓘ Zoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Aikinite	PbCuBiS₃
S	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
S	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Carrollite	CuCo₂S₄
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Digenite	Cu₉S₅
S	ⓘ Eskimoite	Ag₇Pb₁₀Bi₁₅S₃₆
S	ⓘ Friedrichite	Pb₅Cu₅Bi₇S₁₈
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Gustavite	AgPbBi₃S₆
S	ⓘ Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆
S	ⓘ Matildite	AgBiS₂
S	ⓘ Neyite	Ag₂Cu₆Pb₂₅Bi₂₆S₆₈
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Stromeyerite	AgCuS
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
S	ⓘ Vikingite	Ag₅Pb₈Bi₁₃S₃₀
S	ⓘ Heyrovskýite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Ca	ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite	(Ca,Mn)CO₃
Ca	ⓘ Piemontite	(CaCa)(AlAlMn³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
Ca	ⓘ Zoisite var. Thulite	{Ca₂}{Al,Mn₃³⁺}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
Ca	ⓘ Zoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Hübnerite	MnWO₄
Mn	ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite	(Ca,Mn)CO₃
Mn	ⓘ Piemontite	(CaCa)(AlAlMn³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Mn	ⓘ Pyroxmangite	Mn²⁺SiO₃
Mn	ⓘ Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
Mn	ⓘ Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
Mn	ⓘ Zoisite var. Thulite	{Ca₂}{Al,Mn₃³⁺}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Co	Cobalt
Co	ⓘ Carrollite	CuCo₂S₄
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Aikinite	PbCuBiS₃
Cu	ⓘ Carrollite	CuCo₂S₄
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Digenite	Cu₉S₅
Cu	ⓘ Friedrichite	Pb₅Cu₅Bi₇S₁₈
Cu	ⓘ Neyite	Ag₂Cu₆Pb₂₅Bi₂₆S₆₈
Cu	ⓘ Stromeyerite	AgCuS
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Eskimoite	Ag₇Pb₁₀Bi₁₅S₃₆
Ag	ⓘ Gustavite	AgPbBi₃S₆
Ag	ⓘ Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆
Ag	ⓘ Matildite	AgBiS₂
Ag	ⓘ Neyite	Ag₂Cu₆Pb₂₅Bi₂₆S₆₈
Ag	ⓘ Petzite	Ag₃AuTe₂
Ag	ⓘ Stromeyerite	AgCuS
Ag	ⓘ Vikingite	Ag₅Pb₈Bi₁₃S₃₀
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Te	Tellurium
Te	ⓘ Calaverite	AuTe₂
Te	ⓘ Petzite	Ag₃AuTe₂
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
W	Tungsten
W	ⓘ Hübnerite	MnWO₄
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Calaverite	AuTe₂
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Au	ⓘ Petzite	Ag₃AuTe₂
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Aikinite	PbCuBiS₃
Pb	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
Pb	ⓘ Eskimoite	Ag₇Pb₁₀Bi₁₅S₃₆
Pb	ⓘ Friedrichite	Pb₅Cu₅Bi₇S₁₈
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Gustavite	AgPbBi₃S₆
Pb	ⓘ Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆
Pb	ⓘ Neyite	Ag₂Cu₆Pb₂₅Bi₂₆S₆₈
Pb	ⓘ Vikingite	Ag₅Pb₈Bi₁₃S₃₀
Pb	ⓘ Heyrovskýite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉
Bi	Bismuth
Bi	ⓘ Aikinite	PbCuBiS₃
Bi	ⓘ Eskimoite	Ag₇Pb₁₀Bi₁₅S₃₆
Bi	ⓘ Friedrichite	Pb₅Cu₅Bi₇S₁₈
Bi	ⓘ Gustavite	AgPbBi₃S₆
Bi	ⓘ Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆
Bi	ⓘ Matildite	AgBiS₂
Bi	ⓘ Neyite	Ag₂Cu₆Pb₂₅Bi₂₆S₆₈
Bi	ⓘ Vikingite	Ag₅Pb₈Bi₁₃S₃₀
Bi	ⓘ Heyrovskýite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idarado_Mine
Wikidata ID:	Q5987725

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References

Hillebrand, James R. (1968) The Idarado Mine. New Mexico Geological Society 19th Annual Fall Field Conference Guidebook: 130-140.

Crook, Wilson W. and Oswald, Stanley G. (1979) Calaverite from the Idarado Mine. Friends of Mineralogy Colorado Chapter Newsletter: 2(1). (see link below)

Holmes, Richard Walker, Kennedy, Marrianna B. (1983) Mines and Minerals of the Great American Rift (Colorado-New Mexico). Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York.

Rocks & Minerals (1984) 59: 34.

Rocks & Minerals (1989) 64: 144.

Muntyan, Barbara L. (1995) Colorado Calcite: Featured Mineral at the 1995 Denver Show. Rocks & Minerals, 70(5), 298-310.

Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.

nmgs.nmt.edu (n.d.) https://nmgs.nmt.edu/publications/guidebooks/downloads/19/19_p0130_p0140.pdf

friendsofmineralogycolorado.org (2017) http://friendsofmineralogycolorado.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1979_02_Feb_FMCC_newsletter_v_2_no_1.pdf

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