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Complex group, Quartz Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types
Complex groupGroup of Claims
Quartz Creek Mining DistrictMining District
Gunnison CountyCounty
ColoradoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 40' 17'' North , 106° 29' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Claims
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Maysville135 (2011)29.5km
Buena Vista2,760 (2017)36.1km
Johnson Village246 (2011)36.3km
Poncha Springs777 (2017)39.6km
Gunnison6,076 (2018)40.7km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Columbine Gem and Mineral SocietySalida, Colorado45km
Mindat Locality ID:
69274
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:69274:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A group of 7 pegmatite claims located in the SE¼ SE¼ sec. 14, T.51N., R.3E. (New Mexico principal meridian).

Mineralization is iron oxide-stained veins in granite containing Pb-Zn-Cu-Ag-Au-W minerals.

Workings include a tunnel and bulldozed cuts.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Galena
Formula: PbS
Hübnerite
Formula: MnWO4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Powellite
Formula: Ca(MoO4)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 3 - Halides
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Hübnerite4.DB.30MnWO4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Powellite7.GA.05Ca(MoO4)
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O HübneriteMnWO4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O PowelliteCa(MoO4)
O QuartzSiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CovelliteCuS
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorargyriteAgCl
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
MnManganese
Mn HübneriteMnWO4
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
MoMolybdenum
Mo PowelliteCa(MoO4)
AgSilver
Ag ChlorargyriteAgCl
Ag Native SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
WTungsten
W HübneriteMnWO4
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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