White Spar No. 2 Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USAi
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White Spar No. 2 Mine | Mine |
Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District | Mining District |
Gunnison County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° North , 106° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~9km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
69281
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:69281:3
GUID (UUID V4):
80f77640-fb7f-40a0-889e-20ae6aa75996
A pegmatite mine located in the SE¼ NE¼ sec. 34, T.50N., R.3E. (New Mexico principal meridian).
Mineralization is a zoned, 220 foot long, 7 to 50 foot wide pegmatite in hornblende gneiss.
Workings include 2 open cuts.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' |
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite' |
ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 References: |
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 References: |
ⓘ 'Lepidolite' |
ⓘ 'Microlite Group' Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
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ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | 'Microlite Group' | 4.00. | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Lepidolite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Be | Beryllium | |
Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Ta | Tantalum | |
Ta | ⓘ Microlite Group | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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