Red Head Claim (Paradox pegmatite), Prairie Divide Mining District (St. Cloud Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Red Head Claim (Paradox pegmatite) | Claim |
| Prairie Divide Mining District (St. Cloud Mining District) | Mining District |
| Larimer County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 52' 58'' North , 105° 27' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Red Feather Lakes | 343 (2011) | 13.8km |
| Laporte | 2,450 (2015) | 39.6km |
| Wellington | 7,807 (2017) | 43.3km |
| Fort Collins | 161,175 (2017) | 46.1km |
| Laramie | 32,158 (2017) | 48.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Collins Rockhounds | Fort Collins, Colorado | 46km |
Mindat Locality ID:
115548
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:115548:1
GUID (UUID V4):
217c5540-a106-47d9-a24b-b1ab6ce0b954
REF:Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENC ES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 209.
Deposit:: PARKER, R.L., 1963, NIOBIUM AND TANTALUM IN THE UNITED STATES: USGS MR-36.
Deposit:: EGGLER, D.H., 1968, VIRG
Commodities (Major) - Beryllium, Thorium, Uranium; (Minor) - Mica, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium)
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Pegmatite, Sherman Granite
Structure: Front Range Uplift, Sherman Batholith, Virginia Dale Ring-Dike Comp Lex, Unnamed Shear Zone
Host Rock: Granite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| β 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) |
| β 'Tantalite' Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| β Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| β | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
| β | 'Tantalite' | - | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| β | 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| O | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| O | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| Ta | Tantalum | |
| Ta | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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