Monte Carlo Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USAi
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Monte Carlo Mine | Mine |
Creede Mining District | Mining District |
Mineral County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 52' 30'' North , 106° 55' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Creede | 405 (2011) | 2.9km |
South Fork | 362 (2017) | 33.7km |
Alpine | 174 (2011) | 35.8km |
Gerrard | 278 (2011) | 36.3km |
Lake City | 367 (2017) | 38.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
116118
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:116118:5
GUID (UUID V4):
fb58e8e3-5c2d-42c8-91cd-d25d3fdc1997
REF:Deposit:: EMMONS, W.H., AND LARSEN, E.S. 1923, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CREEDE DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 718, 198 P.
Deposit:: STEVEN, T.A., AND RATTE, J.C., 1965, GEOLOGY AND STRUCTURAL CONTROL OF ORE DEPOSITION IN THE CREEDE DISTRICT, SAN
Commodities (Major) - Silver; (Trace) - Copper
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Willow Cr Mbr Of Bachelor Mtn Rhyolite
Structure: San Juan Volcanic Field; La Garita, Creede, And Bachelor Calderas, Fractures That Could Be Related Either To Se-Trending System That Truncates South End Of Solomon-Holy Moses Zone Or To Se Extension Of Amethyst Zone
Host Rock: Rhyolite
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
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
ⓘ 'Chrysoprase' |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Chrysoprase' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
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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