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Siderite from
Caribou Mine (Caribou shaft), Caribou Mine group, Grand Island, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Caribou Mine (Caribou shaft), Caribou Mine group, Grand Island, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:435432
Long-form Identifier:1:3:435432:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘSt. Louis Mine, Grand Island Area, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘ4th of July Occurrence, South Arapaho Peak, Arapaho Peaks, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘSmuggler; Bonanza, Independence Mining District (Perigo Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘCopper Glance, Sunset, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘWhite Raven Mine, Ward Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘRed Cloud Mine (Chicago; Colorado Occurrence), Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘFair Day Mine, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘAlice Mine, Alice Mining District (Yankee Mining District; Lincoln Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘAlice Glory Hole, Alice Mine, Alice Mining District (Yankee Mining District; Lincoln Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘBonanza, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
References
Lovering, T.S., Goddard, E.N. (1950) Geology and ore deposits of the Front Range, Colorado. Professional Paper 223. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp223
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
Raines, Ed (1992) The Geology, Mineralogy, and History of Four: Native Silver Localities in Colorado. Rocks & Minerals, 67 (4) 230-254 doi:10.1080/00357529.1992.9926489
 
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