Unnamed Thorium Prospect (MRDS - 10014569), White Earth Mining District (Powderhorn Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USAi
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Unnamed Thorium Prospect (MRDS - 10014569) | Prospect |
White Earth Mining District (Powderhorn Mining District) | Mining District |
Gunnison County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 14' 29'' North , 107° 5' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
114324
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:114324:2
GUID (UUID V4):
2a508e0e-c3b3-453a-8fb9-b7d942b61455
REF:Deposit:: OLSON, J.C., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RUDOLPH HILL QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON, HINSDALE, AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1177.
Deposit:: HEDLUND, D.C., AND OLSON, J.C., 1961, FOUR ENVIRONMENTS OF THORIUM-, NIOBIUM-, AND RARE-EARTH-BEAR
Commodities (Major) - Thorium; (Trace) - REE, Zinc, Copper, Lead
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Dubois Greenstone--Felsite And Felsite Porphyry, Fine- To Medium-Grained Granite
Structure: Iron Hill Alkalic Complex, Cimarron Fault, Powderhorn Stock, Gunnison Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field
Host Rock: Granite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
11 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β 'Jasper' |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
β Thorite Formula: Th(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Thorite | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Jasper' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
O | β Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
O | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Th | Thorium | |
Th | β Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
- San Juan MountainsMountain Range
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