Mason Mine (Poverty Hill; Golden Eagle; Red Rock; Poverty Hill Group), La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 23' 50'' North , 107° 53' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club | Durango, Colorado | 14km |
Mindat Locality ID:
114973
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:114973:2
GUID (UUID V4):
3f01f15b-11fa-4603-96f5-1f5649da4592
REF:Unpatented Claims: Banker Lode; Gold Coin; Rosalie; Hazel M.; Lucky Strike; Last Chance
Deposit:: ECKEL, E.B., AND OTHERS, 1949, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LA PLATA DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 219, P. 73-76, 141-143.
Deposit:: LAKES, ARTHUR, 1906, A PECULIAR OCCURRENCE OF NATIVE MERCURY, FREE GOLD, AND TELLURIDE MINERALS NEAR
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Gold; (Minor) - Copper, Lead; (Trace) - Mercury
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 85: Polymetallic veins
Host Rock Unit: Cutler Formation, Pony Express Limestone Member Of Wanakah Formation
Structure: San Juan Dome, San Juan Uplift, Four Corners Platform
Host Rock: Sandstone, Shale
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
8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Mercury Formula: Hg |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
ⓘ Silver var. Native Amalgam Formula: (Ag,Hg) |
ⓘ Sylvanite Formula: AgAuTe4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Silver var. Native Amalgam | 1.AA.05 | (Ag,Hg) |
ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
ⓘ | Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Sylvanite | 2.EA.05 | AgAuTe4 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Silver var. Native Amalgam | (Ag,Hg) |
Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
Ag | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
Te | Tellurium | |
Te | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Au | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | ⓘ Silver var. Native Amalgam | (Ag,Hg) |
Hg | ⓘ Mercury | Hg |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
- San Juan MountainsMountain Range
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