Buckman Property (Golden Gate Canyon Prospect No. 2), Ralston Buttes Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Buckman Property (Golden Gate Canyon Prospect No. 2) | Property |
| Ralston Buttes Mining District | Mining District |
| Jefferson County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 46' 6'' North , 105° 16' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Golden | 20,330 (2017) | 5.0km |
| Genesee | 3,609 (2011) | 9.2km |
| West Pleasant View | 3,840 (2011) | 9.3km |
| Applewood | 7,160 (2011) | 9.8km |
| East Pleasant View | 356 (2011) | 11.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mile High Rock and Mineral Society | Arvada, Colorado | 17km |
| Colorado Mineral Society | Lakewood, Colorado | 18km |
| Denver Gem and Mineral Guild | Denver, Colorado | 25km |
| Friends of Mineralogy - Colorado Chapter | Denver, Colorado | 25km |
| Western Interior Paleontological Society | Denver, Colorado | 25km |
Mindat Locality ID:
114660
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:114660:1
GUID (UUID V4):
235579e8-f527-4109-94b0-1ac059252df2
REF:Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: COLORADO GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 40, P. 191
Deposit:: SHERIDAN, DOUGLAS M. AND OTHERS, 1967, GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS OF
Commodities (Major) - Uranium, Copper; (Trace) - Lead, Silver, Zinc, Molybdenum
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Idaho Springs Formation-Hornblende Gneiss Unit
Structure: Front Range Uplift, Denver Basin, Hurricane Hill Fault System
Host Rock: Biotite Gneiss
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
15 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Uraninite var. Pitchblende | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DL.05 | UO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Uranopilite | 7.EA.05 | (UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6 · 14H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Torbernite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ | Uranospinite | 8.EB.05 | Ca(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Uranophane | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Uranopilite | (UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6 · 14H2O |
| H | ⓘ Uranospinite | Ca(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Uranopilite | (UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6 · 14H2O |
| O | ⓘ Uranospinite | Ca(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Uranopilite | (UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6 · 14H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Uranospinite | Ca(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Uranospinite | Ca(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| U | ⓘ Uranopilite | (UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6 · 14H2O |
| U | ⓘ Uranospinite | Ca(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O |
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