Wyoming Mine, Gilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District), Eagle County, Colorado, USAi
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Wyoming Mine | Mine |
Gilman Mining District (Battle Mountain Mining District; Red Cliff Mining District) | Mining District |
Eagle County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 30' 57'' North , 106° 21' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Red Cliff | 274 (2017) | 0.8km |
Minturn | 1,026 (2017) | 9.9km |
Vail | 5,461 (2017) | 13.9km |
Copper Mountain | 385 (2011) | 18.8km |
Avon | 6,505 (2017) | 18.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Colorado Gold Camp | Frisco, Colorado | 23km |
Mindat Locality ID:
210173
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:210173:9
GUID (UUID V4):
eeec6e00-7345-4a83-803a-1df15335633e
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Wyoming Valley
The Wyoming is opened by two tunnels which trend southeast in the limestone. The wall rock is dolomitic limestone with the "zebra" texture developed in places, and contains vugs of dolomite, siderite, and quartz crystals. It is rarely replaced by jasperoid, but commonly decomposes to "dolomite sand." At the time of examination most of the workings were inaccessible because of water and caving. Much of the following information was furnished by Messrs J. M. and R. V. Dismant.
There are numerous faults and fissures in the mine, most of which strike northeast and are vertical or have high dips. Three faults were seen which strike northwest. The dip of any one fault may vary in amount and direction; it may dip northwest in the upper workings and southeast on the lower levels. A few ill-defined, flat-lying, northeastward-dipping faults were observed in the upper· part of the limestone near the base of the porphyry, which seem to dip a little more than the beds. It may be that some of these are bedding faults. The fault zones vary in width from a few inches to 4 feet.
The ore, most of which was oxidized, occurred· in faulted and fissured zones and in flat-lying streaks and pockets as a replacement of the limestone. Remnants of ore showed oxides of iron and rare streaks. of pyrite, galena, and sphalerite. The largest bodies were found above or close to the fissures in the upper beds near or adjacent to the porphyry. These flat ore shoots had an average thickness of less than 18 inches and a maximum of 4 feet. In lateral extent they were very irregular, the largest measuring approximately 150 feet across its greatest dimension. The mineralization in the steeply dipping fissures and faults was not wide, and in places occurred only on one side of the break.
There are numerous faults and fissures in the mine, most of which strike northeast and are vertical or have high dips. Three faults were seen which strike northwest. The dip of any one fault may vary in amount and direction; it may dip northwest in the upper workings and southeast on the lower levels. A few ill-defined, flat-lying, northeastward-dipping faults were observed in the upper· part of the limestone near the base of the porphyry, which seem to dip a little more than the beds. It may be that some of these are bedding faults. The fault zones vary in width from a few inches to 4 feet.
The ore, most of which was oxidized, occurred· in faulted and fissured zones and in flat-lying streaks and pockets as a replacement of the limestone. Remnants of ore showed oxides of iron and rare streaks. of pyrite, galena, and sphalerite. The largest bodies were found above or close to the fissures in the upper beds near or adjacent to the porphyry. These flat ore shoots had an average thickness of less than 18 inches and a maximum of 4 feet. In lateral extent they were very irregular, the largest measuring approximately 150 feet across its greatest dimension. The mineralization in the steeply dipping fissures and faults was not wide, and in places occurred only on one side of the break.
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7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ 'Jasper' |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag References: |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Jasper' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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