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Alice Glory Hole, Alice Mine, Alice Mining District (Yankee Mining District; Lincoln Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USAi
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Alice Glory HoleMine
Alice MineMine
Alice Mining District (Yankee Mining District; Lincoln Mining District)Mining District
Clear Creek CountyCounty
ColoradoState
USACountry

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View looking westerly at the high wall of the Alice Glory Hole

Alice Glory Hole, Alice Mine, Alice Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
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View of the flooded bottom of the Alice Glory Hole in 1978. The glory hole has been reclaimed and filled in and the area is no longer accessible.

Alice Glory Hole, Alice Mine, Alice Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 48' 54'' North , 105° 39' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Saint Marys283 (2011)0.7km
Empire287 (2017)6.5km
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont594 (2011)6.5km
Central City724 (2017)12.2km
Winter Park993 (2017)12.5km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Flatirons Mineral ClubBoulder, Colorado40km
Colorado Gold CampFrisco, Colorado46km
Mile High Rock and Mineral SocietyArvada, Colorado49km
Mindat Locality ID:
8403
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:8403:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


17 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aikinite
Formula: PbCuBiS3
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Benjaminite
Formula: Ag3Bi7S12
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Emplectite
Formula: CuBiS2
Gold
Formula: Au
Heyrovskýite
Formula: Pb6Bi2S9
'Limonite'
Matildite
Formula: AgBiS2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Habit: Stepped crystals to 9cm
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Sceptre Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Silver
Formula: Ag
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Emplectite2.HA.05CuBiS2
Aikinite2.HB.05aPbCuBiS3
Benjaminite2.JA.05eAg3Bi7S12
Matildite2.JA.20AgBiS2
Heyrovskýite2.JB.40bPb6Bi2S9
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Sceptre Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 · 5H2O
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
CCarbon
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O BaryteBaSO4
O ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O Quartz var. Sceptre QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Sceptre QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AikinitePbCuBiS3
S BaryteBaSO4
S BenjaminiteAg3Bi7S12
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CovelliteCuS
S EmplectiteCuBiS2
S MatilditeAgBiS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S HeyrovskýitePb6Bi2S9
FeIron
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu AikinitePbCuBiS3
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu EmplectiteCuBiS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Ag BenjaminiteAg3Bi7S12
Ag MatilditeAgBiS2
Ag SilverAg
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Au GoldAu
PbLead
Pb AikinitePbCuBiS3
Pb HeyrovskýitePb6Bi2S9
BiBismuth
Bi AikinitePbCuBiS3
Bi BenjaminiteAg3Bi7S12
Bi EmplectiteCuBiS2
Bi MatilditeAgBiS2
Bi HeyrovskýitePb6Bi2S9

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