Atomic Mountain Claim (Atomic Mountain; Starbuck; General Ike; Thorium Mountain Claims; Nightengale; Mystery; Lucky Find), McKinley Mountain Area, Custer County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 11' 52'' North , 105° 18' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Silver Cliff | 591 (2017) | 13.8km |
Westcliffe | 577 (2017) | 15.3km |
Rockvale | 498 (2017) | 23.0km |
Coal Creek | 341 (2017) | 23.0km |
Williamsburg | 656 (2017) | 24.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
---|---|---|
Canon City Geology Club | Canon City, Colorado | 28km |
Mindat Locality ID:
112103
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:112103:5
GUID (UUID V4):
64c6026c-5013-4a7f-9fd0-6ed4afe790dd
REF:Deposit:: CHRISTMAN, R.A., HEYMAN, A.M., DELLWIG, L.F, AND GOTT, G.B., 1953, THORIUM INVESTIGATIONS 1950-52, WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS CIRCULAR 290, P. 21
Deposit:: CHRISTMAN, R.A., BROCK, M.R., PEARSON, R.C. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1959, GEOLOGY AND T
Commodities (Major) - REE, Thorium
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Undivided Gneiss
Structure: Wet Mountains, Nw-Trending Shear Zones
Host Rock: Hornblendite, Gneiss, Alkali-Granite (Alaskite), Granitic Gneiss
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
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13 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
ⓘ Thorite Formula: Th(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Thorite | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) |
ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Th | Thorium | |
Th | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
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