Leadville Deep Mines, Empire Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
---|---|
Leadville Deep Mines | Group of Tunnels |
Empire Gulch | Gulch |
Lake County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 14' 8'' North , 106° 16' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Tunnels
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Leadville | 2,644 (2017) | 2.6km |
Leadville North | 1,794 (2011) | 3.6km |
Alma | 277 (2017) | 18.6km |
Twin Lakes | 171 (2011) | 19.6km |
Fairplay | 681 (2017) | 23.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
---|---|---|
Colorado Gold Camp | Frisco, Colorado | 40km |
Mindat Locality ID:
115445
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:115445:3
GUID (UUID V4):
17a53d91-3609-441b-a4b6-b71389992913
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Yak Tunnel
Commodities (Major) - Manganese
Development Status: Past Producer
Also known as Yak Tunnel.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
---|---|---|
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
- Central Colorado–Taos TroughBasin
- Colorado
- Lake County
- Leadville Mining DistrictMining District
- Lake County
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