Alta Mine (Alta group; Alta - St. Louis), Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USAi
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Alta Mine (Alta group; Alta - St. Louis) | Mine |
Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District) | Mining District |
San Miguel County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 53' 9'' North , 107° 51' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Ophir | 169 (2017) | 3.6km |
Mountain Village | 1,395 (2017) | 5.1km |
Telluride | 2,399 (2018) | 6.7km |
Silverton | 637 (2011) | 18.4km |
Ouray | 1,008 (2017) | 21.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
119322
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:119322:3
GUID (UUID V4):
70d4ae20-4b7d-483c-ae25-b5cee7f42d52
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Trace) - Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver
Development Status: Past Producer
OWNER OR OPER: GARY BENNETT 1973
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
ⓘ 'Freibergite Subgroup' Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena Formula: PbS with Ag |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Ag |
ⓘ | 2.CD.10 | PbS | |
ⓘ | 'Freibergite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
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 | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
S | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
Ag | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Pb | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with 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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