Free American, Upper Union Mining District (Empire Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Free American | - not defined - |
Upper Union Mining District (Empire Mining District) | Mining District |
Clear Creek County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 46' 13'' North , 105° 38' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont | 594 (2011) | 1.8km |
Empire | 287 (2017) | 4.1km |
Saint Marys | 283 (2011) | 5.2km |
Georgetown | 1,049 (2017) | 8.8km |
Idaho Springs | 1,728 (2017) | 11.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
---|---|---|
Flatirons Mineral Club | Boulder, Colorado | 41km |
Colorado Gold Camp | Frisco, Colorado | 45km |
Mile High Rock and Mineral Society | Arvada, Colorado | 47km |
Colorado Mineral Society | Lakewood, Colorado | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
111309
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:111309:2
GUID (UUID V4):
51c6e414-ef9e-4411-adc9-3377203f6cdd
REF:CBM ANNUAL REPORT 1962 OWN/OP:CARL ABRAHAMSON
Commodities (Major) - Lead; (Trace) - Zinc, Silver
Development Status: Past Producer
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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
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
ⓘ Caledonite Formula: Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
ⓘ | Caledonite | 7.BC.50 | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
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