Uncle Sam Mine, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USAi
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Uncle Sam Mine | Mine |
Ouray Mining District | Mining District |
Ouray County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 58' 0'' North , 107° 35' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Ouray | 1,008 (2017) | 9.8km |
Portland | 135 (2011) | 16.3km |
Silverton | 637 (2011) | 18.6km |
Telluride | 2,399 (2018) | 20.3km |
Mountain Village | 1,395 (2017) | 24.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
117553
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:117553:3
GUID (UUID V4):
de42d865-6129-462f-8a7c-7c31c15bc725
A former Au-Zn-Ag-Pb-Cu mine located 0.5 km (0.3 mile) SE of Engineer Mountain (coordinates of record), on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Local rocks include intra-ash flow andesitic lavas.
Workings include unspecified underghround openings.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10143508 |
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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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Uncle Sam Mine, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA