Fourmile Mining District (Timberlake Creek Mining District), Moffat County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Fourmile Mining District (Timberlake Creek Mining District) | Mining District |
| Moffat County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 51' 18'' North , 107° 40' 46'' West
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Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Minor) - Silver; (Trace) - Iron, REE, Niobium (Columbium), Thorium, Titanium - Metal
Deposit Type: Placer
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Cathedral Bluffs Member Of Wasatch Formation, Unconsolidated Deposits--Alluvium
Structure: Washakie Basin
Host Rock: Sand And Gravel, Conglomerate
Tectonic Structure: Colorado Platform
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| ⓘ 'Allanite Group' Formula: {A12+REE3+}{M13+M23+M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel |
| ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' Localities: Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) Formula: (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 Localities: Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Locality: Joker Pit, Fourmile Mining District (Timberlake Creek Mining District), Moffat County, Colorado, USA Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region. Habit: Flour Gold Colour: Gold Description: Flour Gold. Reference: Maneotis: 2009 |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Localities: Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ✪ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Locality: Dry Gulch, Fourmile Mining District (Timberlake Creek Mining District), Moffat County, Colorado, USA Habit: Smooth Kaolinite Banding Colour: White Description: Kaolinite on Crustaceous Life. Reference: Maneotis: 2009 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Localities: Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) Localities: Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Locality: Joker Pit, Fourmile Mining District (Timberlake Creek Mining District), Moffat County, Colorado, USA Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Localities: Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) Formula: Y(PO4) Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Locality: Joker Pit, Fourmile Mining District (Timberlake Creek Mining District), Moffat County, Colorado, USA Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Euxenite-(Y) | 4.DG.05 | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Xenotime-(Y) | 8.AD.35 | Y(PO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Allanite Group' | - | {A12+REE3+}{M13+M23+M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| ⓘ | 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Allanite Group | {A12+REE3+}{M13+M23+M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Allanite Group | {A12+REE3+}{M13+M23+M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Allanite Group | {A12+REE3+}{M13+M23+M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| P | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Y | Yttrium | |
| Y | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Y | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Ce | Cerium | |
| Ce | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Ta | Tantalum | |
| Ta | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Th | Thorium | |
| Th | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)PARKER, B.H., JR., 1974, THE PLACERS OF MOFFAT COUNTY, IN GOLD PLACERS OF COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUART., V. 69, NO. 4, P. 150-168.
TWETO, OGDEN, 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CRAIG 1X2 QUADRANGLE, NORTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS.
Localities in this Region
- Colorado
- Moffat County
- Fourmile Mining District (Timberlake Creek Mining District)
- Moffat County
- Colorado
- Moffat County
- Fourmile Mining District (Timberlake Creek Mining District)
- Timberlake Mining and Development Company Placer
- Unknown Gold Occurrence (MRDS - 10017467)
- Unnamed Placer Mine (MRDS - 10013450)
- Unnamed Placer Mine (MRDS - 10013451)
- Unnamed Placer Mine (MRDS - 10013452)
- Unnamed Placer Mine (MRDS - 10097859)
- Unnamed Placer Mines (MRDS - 10013453)
- Utah Mining Company Property
- West Side Mining Association Placer Mine
- Fourmile Mining District (Timberlake Creek Mining District)
- Moffat County
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