Venture No. 1 Claim, Currant Creek Area, Guffey Mining District (Freshwater Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Venture No. 1 Claim | Claim |
Currant Creek Area | Area |
Guffey Mining District (Freshwater Mining District) | Mining District |
Fremont County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 38' 19'' North , 105° 27' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Cripple Creek | 1,155 (2017) | 27.2km |
Victor | 389 (2017) | 28.8km |
Cañon City | 16,400 (2013) | 29.0km |
Stratton | 644 (2006) | 29.5km |
Lincoln Park | 3,546 (2011) | 31.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
---|---|---|
Canon City Geology Club | Canon City, Colorado | 29km |
Lake George Gem & Mineral club | Lake George, Colorado | 39km |
Columbine Gem and Mineral Society | Salida, Colorado | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
113223
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:113223:9
GUID (UUID V4):
7be42efd-cbd7-403e-ab0c-3d643ac3372f
REF:Deposit:: BELSER, CARL, 1956, TUNGSTEN POTENTIAL IN CHAFFEE, FREMONT, GUNNISON, LAKE, LARIMER, PARK, AND SUMMIT COUNTIES, COLORADO: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7748, P. 7-10.
Deposit:: WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C. AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COV
Commodities (Major) - Tungsten
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Biotite Gneiss, Migmatitic Gneiss
Structure: Currant Creek Fault Zone And Related Faults, Front Range, Thirty One Mile Mountain And Antelope Mountain Volcanic Centers
Host Rock: Schist, Gneiss, Migmatite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera, Southern Rocky Mtns
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
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