Moss Flower (Silver King Occurrence; Half Moon Occurrence), Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Moss Flower (Silver King Occurrence; Half Moon Occurrence) | - not defined - |
Monarch Mining District | Mining District |
Chaffee County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 34' 0'' North , 106° 17' 60'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Maysville | 135 (2011) | 10.0km |
Poncha Springs | 777 (2017) | 20.3km |
Smeltertown | 120 (2011) | 24.9km |
Salida | 5,467 (2017) | 26.4km |
Johnson Village | 246 (2011) | 31.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Columbine Gem and Mineral Society | Salida, Colorado | 26km |
Mindat Locality ID:
110832
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:110832:6
GUID (UUID V4):
55dc8ffd-fe76-479d-be42-6beaf61a4cc1
REF:Deposit:: USGS PROF. PAPER 289
Deposit:: USGS BULL. 978 E
Commodities (Major) - Zinc, Lead
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Biotite Gneiss And Pegmatite, Idaho Springs Formation
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena Formula: PbS with Ag |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | var. Silver-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Ag |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Pb | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
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