New Shaft, Rosita Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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New Shaft | Group of Shafts |
Rosita Mining District | Mining District |
Custer County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 7' 40'' North , 105° 20' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Shafts
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Silver Cliff | 591 (2017) | 9.9km |
Westcliffe | 577 (2017) | 11.6km |
Coal Creek | 341 (2017) | 30.6km |
Rockvale | 498 (2017) | 30.7km |
Williamsburg | 656 (2017) | 32.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Canon City Geology Club | Canon City, Colorado | 36km |
Mindat Locality ID:
112229
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:112229:2
GUID (UUID V4):
a7ab81be-f8aa-4b86-8514-363b074ab045
REF:Deposit:: CROSS, WHITMAN, 1896, GEOLOGY OF SILVER CLIFF AND THE ROSITA HILLS, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN. REPORT, PT 2, P. 263-403.
Deposit:: SHARP, W.M., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS M
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Gold; (Minor) - Copper, Zinc, Lead
Development Status: Past Producer
Structure: Rosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Breccia Pipe, Faults, Fractures, Mineralized Fissures
Host Rock: Andesite, Sedimentary Breccia, Tuff
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
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9 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Jamesonite Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
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 |
ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
ⓘ | Jamesonite | 2.HB.15 | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
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