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Stove Mountain (Cookstove Mountain), El Paso County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 45' 58'' North , 104° 55' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Manitou Springs5,334 (2017)10.4km
Colorado Springs456,568 (2017)11.4km
Fort Carson13,813 (2011)11.8km
Stratmoor6,900 (2011)12.2km
Security-Widefield32,882 (2011)18.0km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Colorado Springs Mineral SocietyColorado Springs, Colorado11km
Lake George Gem & Mineral clubLake George, Colorado45km
Canon City Geology ClubCanon City, Colorado46km
Mindat Locality ID:
5540
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5540:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Stove Mountain, also called Cookstove Mountain, is in secs. 5 & 8, T15S, R67W. It is a little more than 1 mile NW of St. Peters Dome. Access is the same as described for St. Peters Dome. ("Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997)

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38 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Astrophyllite
Formula: K2NaFe2+7Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
'Bastnäsite'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(CO3)F
Bastnäsite-(La)
Formula: La(CO3)F
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Cerianite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce4+O2
Columbite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
Cookeite
Formula: (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Danalite
Formula: Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S
Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2(SiO4)
'Feldspar Group'
'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
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
Gadolinite-(Y)
Formula: Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Genthelvite
Formula: Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hollandite
Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Kainosite-(Y)
Formula: Ca2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3) · H2O
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Lanthanite-(La) ?
Formula: La2(CO3)3 · 8H2O
'Limonite'
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Microcline var. Amazonite
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Phenakite
Formula: Be2SiO4
Proto-anthophyllite ?
Formula: ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Description: Set to unconfirmed as no method of identification is included in the locentry. Proto-anthophyllite require single crystal work to be distinguished from anthophyllite, and unless this is confirmed in the references or as a the method of identification in mindat, the identification should be questioned.
Pseudorutile
Formula: Fe3+2Ti4+3O9
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Riebeckite
Formula: ◻Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile
Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2
Thorite ?
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)
Yttrotantalite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
'Zinnwaldite'
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
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
'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Pseudorutile4.CB.25Fe3+2Ti4+3O9
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
var. Niobium-bearing Rutile4.DB.05(Ti,Nb)O2
Columbite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Nb2O6
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Yttrotantalite-(Y)4.DG.10(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
Hollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Cerianite-(Ce)4.DL.05Ce4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Bastnäsite-(Ce)5.BD.20aCe(CO3)F
Bastnäsite-(La)5.BD.20aLa(CO3)F
Lanthanite-(La) ?5.CC.25La2(CO3)3 · 8H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Fergusonite-(Y)7.GA.05YNbO4
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Xenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Phenakite9.AA.05Be2SiO4
Fayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2(SiO4)
Thorite ?9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Gadolinite-(Y)9.AJ.20Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Kainosite-(Y)9.CF.10Ca2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3) · H2O
Astrophyllite9.DC.05K2NaFe2+7Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Proto-anthophyllite ?9.DD.05◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Riebeckite9.DE.25◻Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2
Cookeite9.EC.55(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Microcline
var. Amazonite
9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Danalite9.FB.10Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S
Genthelvite9.FB.10Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Unclassified
'Bastnäsite'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Feldspar Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Zinnwaldite'-
'Feldspar Group
var. Perthite'
-
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
H Kainosite-(Y)Ca2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3) · H2O
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Lanthanite-(La)La2(CO3)3 · 8H2O
H Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
H Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
H Zinnwaldite
H Proto-anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
LiLithium
Li Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Li Zinnwaldite
BeBeryllium
Be DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
Be Gadolinite-(Y)Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Be GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Be PhenakiteBe2SiO4
CCarbon
C Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
C Bastnäsite-(La)La(CO3)F
C Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
C Kainosite-(Y)Ca2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3) · H2O
C Lanthanite-(La)La2(CO3)3 · 8H2O
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
O AnataseTiO2
O AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
O Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
O Bastnäsite-(La)La(CO3)F
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 BrookiteTiO2
O CassiteriteSnO2
O Cerianite-(Ce)Ce4+O2
O Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
O DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
O FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
O Fergusonite-(Y)YNbO4
O Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
O Gadolinite-(Y)Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
O GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
O HematiteFe2O3
O HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O Kainosite-(Y)Ca2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3) · H2O
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Lanthanite-(La)La2(CO3)3 · 8H2O
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O PhenakiteBe2SiO4
O PseudorutileFe23+Ti34+O9
O Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
O RutileTiO2
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
O Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
O Zinnwaldite
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
O Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile(Ti,Nb)O2
O Proto-anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
F AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
F Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
F Bastnäsite-(La)La(CO3)F
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
F Zinnwaldite
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Na Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg Proto-anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)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 Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al Zinnwaldite
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Si AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Si DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
Si FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Si Gadolinite-(Y)Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Si GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Si Kainosite-(Y)Ca2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3) · H2O
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si PhenakiteBe2SiO4
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si Zinnwaldite
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Proto-anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
P Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
SSulfur
S DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
S GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
K AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K Zinnwaldite
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca Kainosite-(Y)Ca2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3) · H2O
Ca Fluorite var. Yttrofluorite(Ca1-xYx)F2+x where 0.05 < x < 0.3
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti PseudorutileFe23+Ti34+O9
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile(Ti,Nb)O2
MnManganese
Mn HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mn Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Fe AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
Fe FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Fe Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Fe Gadolinite-(Y)Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe PseudorutileFe23+Ti34+O9
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
Fe Zinnwaldite
Fe Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
ZnZinc
Zn GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
YYttrium
Y Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Y Fergusonite-(Y)YNbO4
Y Gadolinite-(Y)Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10
Y Kainosite-(Y)Ca2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3) · H2O
Y Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
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)
NbNiobium
Nb Fergusonite-(Y)YNbO4
Nb Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Nb Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Nb Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
Nb Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Nb Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile(Ti,Nb)O2
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
BaBarium
Ba HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
LaLanthanum
La Bastnäsite-(La)La(CO3)F
La Lanthanite-(La)La2(CO3)3 · 8H2O
CeCerium
Ce Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Ce Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ce Cerianite-(Ce)Ce4+O2
Ce Fluocerite-(Ce)CeF3
NdNeodymium
Nd Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
TaTantalum
Ta Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
PbLead
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)
ThThorium
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)
UUranium
U Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4

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