Montezuma Mine (Yellow Boy; MS 2177; Emma; MS 6976), Columbia Mining District (Ashcroft Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USAi
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Montezuma Mine (Yellow Boy; MS 2177; Emma; MS 6976) | Mine |
Columbia Mining District (Ashcroft Mining District) | Mining District |
Pitkin County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 1' 10'' North , 106° 50' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Mount Crested Butte | 801 (2012) | 16.0km |
Aspen | 6,882 (2017) | 19.2km |
Crested Butte | 1,579 (2017) | 20.6km |
Snowmass Village | 2,916 (2017) | 22.9km |
Woody Creek | 263 (2011) | 28.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
118097
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:118097:1
GUID (UUID V4):
82567ac9-2d80-4148-96af-487dce8abf75
REF:Claims: Montezuma; MS 2043-A; Tam O'Shanter-Montezuma Mine; Tam O'Shanter; MS 2044-A; Tam O'Shanter Mill Site; MS 2044-B; Montezuma Mill Site; MS 2043-B; New Discovery; MS 2610; Green Lake; MS 2880; Ivanhoe Mill Site
Deposit:: WESTON, W., 1910, THE TAM O'SHANTER-MONTEZUMA MINES: COLORADO STATE PLAN. COMM. UNPUB. REPT.
Deposit:: BRYANT, BRUCE, 1970, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HAYDEN PEAK QUADRANGLE, PITKIN AND GUNNISON COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-863
Deposit:: BRYANT,
Commodities (Major) - Lead, Zinc, Silver; (Minor) - Gold, Copper
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: State Bridge Formation
Structure: Sawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Piceance Basin, Elk Uplift, White Rock Pluton
Host Rock: Hornfels
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
7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena Formula: PbS with Ag References: |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | var. Silver-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Ag |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
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 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Pb | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
Other Databases
GeoNames ID: | 5431689 |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10239984 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
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