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Eight Mile Park, Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 29' 29'' North , 105° 20' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cañon City16,400 (2013)10.0km
Lincoln Park3,546 (2011)12.4km
Brookside246 (2017)15.3km
Williamsburg656 (2017)20.3km
Rockvale498 (2017)20.3km
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ClubLocationDistance
Canon City Geology ClubCanon City, Colorado10km
Mindat Locality ID:
6119
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6119:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Eightmile Park


5 mi northwest of Canon City (also known as the Royal Gorge district), comprises a pegmatite district of about 10 square mi in T. 18 S., R. 71 W. It is easily reached via U.S. Highway 50 and the Royal Gorge Road from Canon City. ("Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 15, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997). Type locality for natromontebrasite, formerly known as fremontite, after the county.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


29 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beyerite
Formula: Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
'Chlorite Group'
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
Cordierite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Djurleite
Formula: Cu31S16
Elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Gahnite
Formula: ZnAl2O4
'Lepidolite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Meta-autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
Montebrasite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)(OH)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
'Natromontebrasite'
Parsonsite
Formula: Pb2(UO2)(PO4)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rose Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Samarskite-(Y)
Formula: YFe3+Nb2O8
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Triplite
Formula: Mn2+2(PO4)F
Upalite
Formula: Al(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH) · 7H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Djurleite2.BA.05Cu31S16
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Gahnite4.BB.05ZnAl2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rose Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Samarskite-(Y)4.DB.25YFe3+Nb2O8
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Bismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Beyerite5.BE.35Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Montebrasite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)(OH)
Triplite8.BB.10Mn2+2(PO4)F
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Parsonsite8.EA.10Pb2(UO2)(PO4)2
Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Meta-autunite8.EB.10Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Upalite8.EC.05Al(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH) · 7H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Cordierite9.CJ.10(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Elbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Lepidolite'-
'Natromontebrasite'-
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
H MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
H UpaliteAl(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH) · 7H2O
LiLithium
Li ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Li MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
C Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
O ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O GahniteZnAl2O4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
O MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O ParsonsitePb2(UO2)(PO4)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
O Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
O TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
O TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
O UpaliteAl(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH) · 7H2O
O Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Al ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al GahniteZnAl2O4
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al UpaliteAl(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH) · 7H2O
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Si ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
P Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
P MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
P ParsonsitePb2(UO2)(PO4)2
P TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
P TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
P UpaliteAl(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH) · 7H2O
SSulfur
S ChalcociteCu2S
S DjurleiteCu31S16
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Ca BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mn SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mn TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
Mn Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu DjurleiteCu31S16
Cu TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
ZnZinc
Zn GahniteZnAl2O4
YYttrium
Y Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
NbNiobium
Nb Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Nb Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
AgSilver
Ag Native SilverAg
CeCerium
Ce Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb ParsonsitePb2(UO2)(PO4)2
BiBismuth
Bi BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Bi Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
UUranium
U AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
U Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
U ParsonsitePb2(UO2)(PO4)2
U TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
U UpaliteAl(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH) · 7H2O

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