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Indiana Mine, Gray Copper Gulch, Ouray County, Colorado, USAi
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Indiana MineVein
Gray Copper GulchGulch
Ouray CountyCounty
ColoradoState
USACountry
Indiana Mine, Gray Copper Gulch, Red Mountain Mining District, Colorado, USA

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 55' 59'' North , 107° 39' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.93330,-107.65730
GeoHash:
G#: 9wery1w37
GRN:
N26W61
Type:
Vein
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ouray1,008 (2017)10.0km
Silverton637 (2011)13.5km
Telluride2,399 (2018)13.6km
Portland135 (2011)16.9km
Mountain Village1,395 (2017)17.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
5988
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5988:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Indiana vein at the Silver Mountain group of mines on Brown Mountain (Kile and others, 1994). ("Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 67, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997)

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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Description: Crystals to 0.23 mm long. D. E. Kile, specimen and photo. Similar bipyramidal crystals, as large as 0.2 mm, occur on quartz from the Indiana vein at the Silver Mountain group of mines on Brown Mountain (Kile and others, 1994).
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Brookite
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Goyazite
Formula: SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘ Halotrichite
Formula: FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Amethyst		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
ⓘBrookite4.DD.10TiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘHalotrichite7.CB.85FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘGoyazite8.BL.10SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hⓘ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ BrookiteTiO2
Oⓘ GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Oⓘ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Alⓘ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ BrookiteTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
SrStrontium
Srⓘ GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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