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Ankerite from
Union Pacific Shaft Occurrence (Union Pacific Prospect), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Ankerite
Formula:Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ankerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Union Pacific Shaft Occurrence (Union Pacific Prospect), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:377643
Long-form Identifier:1:3:377643:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ankerite
2.3km (1.5 miles) ⓘAscension Mine (Nare Lease; Nair Prospect), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘSchwartzwalder Mine (Ralston Creek Mine), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘDakota hogback, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘMena Mine (Hoffmeister Homestead Prospect; Black Judge Shaft), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘIdledale Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘWright lease (Foothills Mine), Idledale Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
22.9km (14.3 miles) ⓘLake Tunnel - Lower, Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘStanley Mine (Gehrmann; Cooper; York; Whale; Golden Link), Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
24.9km (15.4 miles) ⓘPhoenix Shaft, Lawson Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘCold Spring Mine, Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
References
USGS: Geological Survey Circular 320
Page, Lincoln R., Stocking, Hobart E., Smith, Harriet B. (1956) Contributions to the geology of uranium and thorium by the United States Geological Survey and Atomic Energy Commission for the United Nations International Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva, Switzerland, 1955. Professional Paper 300. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp300
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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