Old Leyden Mine, Foothill Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USAi
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Old Leyden Mine | Mine |
Foothill Mining District | Mining District |
Jefferson County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 51' 0'' North , 105° 13' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Eldorado Springs | 585 (2011) | 10.0km |
Golden | 20,330 (2017) | 10.5km |
Applewood | 7,160 (2011) | 11.8km |
Superior | 12,980 (2017) | 12.6km |
Arvada | 115,368 (2017) | 13.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Mile High Rock and Mineral Society | Arvada, Colorado | 13km |
Flatirons Mineral Club | Boulder, Colorado | 19km |
Colorado Mineral Society | Lakewood, Colorado | 21km |
Denver Gem and Mineral Guild | Denver, Colorado | 24km |
Friends of Mineralogy - Colorado Chapter | Denver, Colorado | 24km |
Mindat Locality ID:
114744
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:114744:8
GUID (UUID V4):
5a843041-a09c-421a-94a2-b08436f02cc8
REF:Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: COLORADO GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 40, P. 194
Deposit:: SIMS, P.K., AND SHERIDAN, D.M., 1964, GEOLOGY OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN T
Commodities (Major) - Uranium, Coal
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Idaho Springs Formation
Structure: Denver Basin, Front Range Uplift, Golden Fault
Host Rock: Sandstone, Coal, Claystone
Tectonic Structure: Central Platform
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O References: 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 |
ⓘ Coffinite Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O |
ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
ⓘ Uranophane Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
ⓘ | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Coffinite | 9.AD.30 | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
ⓘ | Uranophane | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
H | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
O | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
O | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
V | Vanadium | |
V | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
U | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
U | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Denver BasinBasin
- Great Plains DomainDomain
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