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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° North , 108° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~6km
Mindat Locality ID:
7189
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7189:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The ore deposits of the Black Hawk District are examples of a well defined type known as “5 element ores” because they contain Ag, Co, Ni, As and Bi. As is typically the case the Black Hawk ores are fissure vein fillings with the metallic minerals contained in a carbonate gangue, but contain little or no Bi. This type of ore deposit is uncommon but examples are widely scattered, especially in Europe and North America. The best known 5 element ore deposits are those of Cobalt-Gowganda and Port Radium in Canada and Jachymov, Czech Republic.

Some, but not all, examples of 5 element ore deposits have an early carbonate-pitchblende stage. At least some of the veins in the Black Hawk District were uranium bearing. Because of this and because the similar deposits at Port Radium and Jachymov were important at the dawn of the atomic age, the Black Hawk District was investigated in the early 1950's during the uranium rush of that era (Gillerman and Whitebread, 1956) .

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59 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Andesine
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Annabergite
Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chamosite
Formula: Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Halloysite
Formula: Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Jalpaite
Formula: Ag3CuS2
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Leucophosphite
Formula: KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Mckinstryite
Formula: Ag5-xCu3+xS4
Millerite
Formula: NiS
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
Nickelskutterudite
Formula: NiAs3
Nimite
Formula: Ni5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Pearceite
Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrostilpnite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Rammelsbergite
Formula: NiAs2
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Safflorite
Formula: (Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Siegenite
Formula: CoNi2S4
Skutterudite
Formula: CoAs3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
Stromeyerite
Formula: AgCuS
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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
Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Mckinstryite2.BA.40Ag5-xCu3+xS4
Stromeyerite2.BA.40AgCuS
Jalpaite2.BA.45Ag3CuS2
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Stannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
Cubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
Nickeline2.CC.05NiAs
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Siegenite2.DA.05CoNi2S4
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Rammelsbergite2.EB.15aNiAs2
Safflorite2.EB.15a(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
Nickelskutterudite2.EC.05NiAs3
Skutterudite2.EC.05CoAs3
Proustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
Pyrostilpnite2.GA.10Ag3SbS3
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Pearceite2.GB.15[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Polybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Group 3 - Halides
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Uraninite
var. Pitchblende
4.DL.05UO2
4.DL.05UO2
Manganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Bismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Annabergite8.CE.40Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Leucophosphite8.DH.10KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Chamosite9.EC.55Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Nimite9.EC.55Ni5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Halloysite9.ED.10Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Andesine9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
H ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
H NimiteNi5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
O HematiteFe2O3
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
O ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
O NimiteNi5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O SideriteFeCO3
O UraniniteUO2
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al NimiteNi5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si NimiteNi5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
P LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CovelliteCuS
S CubaniteCuFe2S3
S DigeniteCu9S5
S GalenaPbS
S GersdorffiteNiAsS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S JalpaiteAg3CuS2
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MckinstryiteAg5-xCu3+xS4
S MilleriteNiS
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
S Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
S ProustiteAg3AsS3
S PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrostilpniteAg3SbS3
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SiegeniteCoNi2S4
S SphaleriteZnS
S StanniteCu2FeSnS4
S StromeyeriteAgCuS
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorargyriteAgCl
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mn ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Fe CubaniteCuFe2S3
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe StanniteCu2FeSnS4
CoCobalt
Co ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Co Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Co SiegeniteCoNi2S4
Co SkutteruditeCoAs3
NiNickel
Ni AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Ni GersdorffiteNiAsS
Ni MilleriteNiS
Ni NickelskutteruditeNiAs3
Ni NickelineNiAs
Ni NimiteNi5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Ni RammelsbergiteNiAs2
Ni Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Ni SiegeniteCoNi2S4
CuCopper
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cu DigeniteCu9S5
Cu JalpaiteAg3CuS2
Cu MckinstryiteAg5-xCu3+xS4
Cu Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cu Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cu StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Cu StromeyeriteAgCuS
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As GersdorffiteNiAsS
As NickelskutteruditeNiAs3
As NickelineNiAs
As Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
As ProustiteAg3AsS3
As RammelsbergiteNiAs2
As Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
As SkutteruditeCoAs3
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag ChlorargyriteAgCl
Ag JalpaiteAg3CuS2
Ag MckinstryiteAg5-xCu3+xS4
Ag Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Ag Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Ag ProustiteAg3AsS3
Ag PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Ag PyrostilpniteAg3SbS3
Ag Native SilverAg
Ag StromeyeriteAgCuS
SnTin
Sn StanniteCu2FeSnS4
SbAntimony
Sb Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sb PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sb PyrostilpniteAg3SbS3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
Bi Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
UUranium
U Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
U UraniniteUO2

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