Golconda Mine, Fall River, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Golconda Mine | Mine |
Fall River | River |
Clear Creek County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 47' 60'' North , 105° 34' 60'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont | 594 (2011) | 4.9km |
Saint Marys | 283 (2011) | 5.8km |
Central City | 724 (2017) | 5.9km |
Black Hawk | 125 (2017) | 7.6km |
Idaho Springs | 1,728 (2017) | 8.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Flatirons Mineral Club | Boulder, Colorado | 36km |
Mile High Rock and Mineral Society | Arvada, Colorado | 42km |
Colorado Mineral Society | Lakewood, Colorado | 44km |
Mindat Locality ID:
111335
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:111335:1
GUID (UUID V4):
f463654d-eac1-42dd-87c6-e0c2947ecb9b
REF:Deposit:: RR-31-AEC - ANDERSON, 6/30/50 AND SUPPLEMENT 7/17/51
Deposit:: USGS P.P. 94, 1917
Commodities (Major) - Uranium
Development Status: Occurrence
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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
9 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S References: |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 References: |
ⓘ Proustite Formula: Ag3AsS3 References: |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
ⓘ Torbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende Formula: UO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Proustite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3AsS3 |
ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Uraninite var. Pitchblende | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
ⓘ | 4.DL.05 | UO2 | |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Torbernite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende | UO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Cu | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
As | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
Ag | ⓘ Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende | UO2 |
U | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
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