Bankers Lode Claim, Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USAi
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Bankers Lode Claim | Claim |
Ralston Buttes Mining District | Mining District |
Jefferson County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 53' 28'' North , 105° 20' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Coal Creek | 2,400 (2011) | 3.5km |
Eldorado Springs | 585 (2011) | 7.2km |
Tall Timber | 208 (2011) | 13.7km |
Rollinsville | 181 (2011) | 13.9km |
Saint Anton Highlands | 288 (2016) | 14.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Flatirons Mineral Club | Boulder, Colorado | 15km |
Mile High Rock and Mineral Society | Arvada, Colorado | 24km |
Colorado Mineral Society | Lakewood, Colorado | 30km |
Denver Gem and Mineral Guild | Denver, Colorado | 35km |
Friends of Mineralogy - Colorado Chapter | Denver, Colorado | 35km |
Mindat Locality ID:
114647
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:114647:2
GUID (UUID V4):
43f4b558-7fea-437a-b723-1ca9a64d5608
REF:Deposit:: WELL, J.D., 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE ELDORADO SPRINGS QUADRANGLE, BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1221-D, P. 61-63
Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: C
Commodities (Major) - Uranium, Copper
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Idaho Springs Formation, Idaho Springs Formation-Hornblende Gneiss Unit
Structure: Front Range Uplift, Denver Basin, Rogers Fault Zone, Idaho Springs-Ralston Shear Zone, Coal Creek Shear Zone
Host Rock: Gneiss, Pegmatite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Schröckingerite ? Formula: NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O |
ⓘ Tenorite Formula: CuO |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
ⓘ | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Schröckingerite ? | 5.EG.05 | NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Schröckingerite | NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Schröckingerite | NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Schröckingerite | NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O |
O | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
F | ⓘ Schröckingerite | NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Schröckingerite | NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | ⓘ Schröckingerite | NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | ⓘ Schröckingerite | NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Schröckingerite | NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
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