Unnamed Pegmatite Mine (MRDS - 10013994), Blake Mining District (Mirage Mining District; Cotton Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 2' 57'' North , 105° 44' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Crestone | 139 (2017) | 6.7km |
| Moffat | 116 (2011) | 16.1km |
| Westcliffe | 577 (2017) | 25.6km |
| Silver Cliff | 591 (2017) | 27.2km |
| Coaldale | 255 (2011) | 35.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
118797
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:118797:0
GUID (UUID V4):
01d3c3ea-10bd-4890-b219-120d55e0ede0
REF:Deposit:: SCOTT, G.R., AND TAYLOR, R.B., 1974, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ELECTRIC PEAK QUADRANGLE, CUSTER AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP MF-628.
Deposit:: BROWN BROWN, L.J., AND MALAN, R.C., 1954, RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIU M IN THE
Commodities (Major) - Thorium, REE; (Minor) - Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium)
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Granodiorite Of Boulder Creek Age, Migmatitic Gneiss
Structure: Sangre De Cristo Fault, Unnamed Faults, Gibson Peak Syncline, Sawatch Arch, Sangre De Cristo Range, Rio Grande Rift
Host Rock: Granodiorite
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
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) Formula: (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| ⓘ 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) |
| ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) Formula: Y(PO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Euxenite-(Y) | 4.DG.05 | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Xenotime-(Y) | 8.AD.35 | Y(PO4) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| 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 | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Y | Yttrium | |
| Y | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Y | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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