Little John Mine (Little John No. 1; Little John No. 2), Lake George Beryllium area (Badger Flats Beryllium area; Mountain Dale), Park County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Little John Mine (Little John No. 1; Little John No. 2) | Mine |
Lake George Beryllium area (Badger Flats Beryllium area; Mountain Dale) | Area |
Park County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 4' 18'' North , 105° 25' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Florissant | 104 (2011) | 18.0km |
Westcreek | 129 (2011) | 24.0km |
Divide | 127 (2011) | 27.0km |
Woodland Park | 7,222 (2017) | 32.6km |
Midland | 156 (2011) | 32.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Lake George Gem & Mineral club | Lake George, Colorado | 12km |
Mindat Locality ID:
117813
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:117813:8
GUID (UUID V4):
78cea6fb-1225-40cb-8bd4-0aa207b0b31f
REF:Deposit:: HAWLEY, C.C., 1969, GEOLOGY AND BERYLLIUM DEPOSITS OF THE LAKE GEORGE (OR BADGER FLATS) BERYLLIUM AREA, PARK AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 608-A, 44 P.
Deposit:: MEEVES, H.C., 1966, NONPEGMATITIC BERYLLIUM OCCURRENC
Commodities (Major) - Beryllium; (Minor) - Uranium, Molybdenum, Tungsten; (Trace) - Tin, Copper, Iron, Zinc, Lead, Arsenic
Development Status: Occurrence
Structure: Badger Flats Fault, Minor Faults, Round Mountain Syncline, Tarryall Mountains, Front Range, Puma Hills, Badger Flats
Host Rock: Granite, Aplite, Porphyry, Quartz Diorite, Gneiss
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
16 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Bertrandite Formula: Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
ⓘ Euclase Formula: BeAl(SiO4)(OH) |
ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
ⓘ Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
ⓘ 'Wolframite Group' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
ⓘ | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Euclase | 9.AE.10 | BeAl(SiO4)(OH) |
ⓘ | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
ⓘ | Bertrandite | 9.BD.05 | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Euclase | BeAl(SiO4)(OH) |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Be | Beryllium | |
Be | ⓘ Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Be | ⓘ Euclase | BeAl(SiO4)(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | ⓘ Euclase | BeAl(SiO4)(OH) |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
F | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Al | ⓘ Euclase | BeAl(SiO4)(OH) |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | ⓘ Euclase | BeAl(SiO4)(OH) |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
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