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Bachelor Mine, Amethyst vein, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USAi
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Bachelor MineMine
Amethyst veinVein
Creede Mining DistrictMining District
Mineral CountyCounty
ColoradoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 52' 21'' North , 106° 55' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Creede405 (2011)2.7km
South Fork362 (2017)34.2km
Alpine174 (2011)36.4km
Gerrard278 (2011)36.9km
Lake City367 (2017)37.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
6433
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6433:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Galena
Formula: PbS
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Limonite'
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
Description: Sowbelly agate
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
References:
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Description: Sowbelly agate
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
'Wad'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O BaryteBaSO4
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O HematiteFe2O3
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CovelliteCuS
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
MnManganese
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag Native SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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