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Treasury Tunnel, Ouray County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 54' 50'' North , 107° 42' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Telluride2,399 (2018)10.0km
Silverton637 (2011)11.8km
Ouray1,008 (2017)12.4km
Ophir169 (2017)13.1km
Mountain Village1,395 (2017)13.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
5785
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5785:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Treasury Tunnel Mine; Tomboy; Argentine; Black Bear


REF:Deposit:: E&MJ INT DIRECTORY 1975
Deposit:: UPDATED BY MILS TO REFLECT LAST MSHA LIST 8-79.
Deposit:: GENTRY, DOW W., LEAD & ZINC DEPOSITS IN COLORADO AND
Deposit:: WYOMING. BU. MINES CONTRACT G00264005, SEP 1976, 211 PP.
Geology:: BURBANK, W. S.
Commodities (Major) - Lead; (Minor) - Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold
Development Status: Past Producer
Extends into San Miguel county (Pandora Mill)

Commodities (Trace) - Vanadium, Uranium
Development Status: Unknown

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite
Formula: (Ca,Mn)CO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
'K Feldspar'
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: Some pseudomorphs after fluorite.
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
var. Manganese-bearing Calcite5.AB.05(Ca,Mn)CO3
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Zoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Chlorite Group'-
'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
O QuartzSiO2
O Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Ca Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
MnManganese
Mn Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu

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