Crystal Hill Mining District, Saguache County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Crystal Hill Mining District | Mining District |
| Saguache County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° North , 106° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~82km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
25 miles NW of Del Norte. Ag, Au.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities9 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | var. Rock Crystal | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Coronadite | 4.DK.05a | Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
| ⓘ | Hollandite | 4.DK.05a | Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Beidellite (TL) | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Stilbite Subgroup' | - | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 'Wad' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Mn | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
Localities in this Region
- Colorado
- Saguache County
- Crystal Hill Mining District
- Beidell
- Buckhorn Mine (Adelia; Baltic; Oceanic; Buckhorn; Atlantic; Queen of Sheba; Celtic; Adriatic)
- Copper - Zinc Prospect (MRDS - 10012916)
- Esperanza Mine (Valardena; Esperanza; Jesus Marie)
- La Garita
- Last Chance No. 1; No. 2 Occurrence (No. 2; Red Bird Claims Claims Claims; Mexican Lode No. 1)
- Unknown Aluminum (MRDS - 10143105)
- Unknown Lead (MRDS - 10142857)
- Unknown Lead (MRDS - 10167906)
- Crystal Hill Mining District
- Saguache County
- Colorado
- Saguache County
- Crystal Hill Mining District
- Unnamed Cu-Pb-Ag Occurrence (MRDS - 10090902)
- Unnamed Lead - Zinc Prospects (MRDS - 10012917)
- Unnamed Molybdenum - Copper - Lead - Silver Prospect (Carnero; Antonio; MRDS - 10012924)
- Unnamed Pb-Ag-Zn-Mo Occurrence (MRDS - 10012919)
- Unnamed Pb-Zn-Ag-Cu-Mo Occurrence (MRDS - 10090903)
- Unnamed Pb-Zn-Cu-Ag Occurrence (MRDS - 10012920)
- Unnamed Pb-Zn-Cu-Mo-Ag Occurrence (MRDS - 10012922)
- Unnamed Pb-Zn-Mo-Cu-Ag Occurrence (MRDS - 10012921)
- Zinc - Lead Prospect (MRDS - 10012915)
- Zinc - Lead Prospect (MRDS - 10012923)
- Crystal Hill Mining District
- Saguache County
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Crystal Hill Mine, La Garita, Crystal Hill Mining District, Saguache County, Colorado, USA