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Big Four Mine, Heeney, Green Mountain Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USAi
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Big Four MineMine
HeeneyVillage
Green Mountain Mining DistrictMining District
Summit CountyCounty
ColoradoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 52' 43'' North , 106° 19' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kremmling1,457 (2017)20.7km
Vail5,461 (2017)26.8km
Hot Sulphur Springs677 (2017)28.8km
Avon6,505 (2017)32.2km
Minturn1,026 (2017)33.7km
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ClubLocationDistance
Colorado Gold CampFrisco, Colorado39km
Mindat Locality ID:
8916
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:8916:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Near Kremmling


A former Pb-Zn occurrence/mine located in sec. 14, T2S, R80W, 6th. Principal Meridian, 2.3 km (1.4 miles) WNW of Heeney (coordinates of record), along the lower S slope of Green Mountain (N shore of the Green Mountain Reservoir), just upstream of the dam along highway 30 (Heeney Road). This locality is now apparently inundated beneath the reservoir.

Mineralization is hosted in monzonite and sandstone.

High-grade sphalerite. 45% Zn with 10 to 20 ounces of Ag/ton.

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6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
'Ruby Silver Ore'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Ag PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
SbAntimony
Sb PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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