Bon Ton Mine, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USAi
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Bon Ton Mine | Mine |
Monarch Mining District | Mining District |
Chaffee County | County |
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38° 41' 0'' North , 106° 28' 52'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Maysville | 135 (2011) | 30.0km |
Buena Vista | 2,760 (2017) | 35.1km |
Johnson Village | 246 (2011) | 35.4km |
Poncha Springs | 777 (2017) | 39.9km |
Gunnison | 6,076 (2018) | 41.5km |
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Columbine Gem and Mineral Society | Salida, Colorado | 45km |
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19 valid minerals.
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ⓘ Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.; Sheridan, Douglas M., Raymond, William H. (1964) Precambrian deposits of zinc-copper-lead sulfides and zinc spinel (gahnite) in Colorado. USGS Bulletin 1550 |
ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Reference: Spry, P. G., McFadden, S., Teale, G. S., Alers, B., Shallow, J. M., & Glenn, J. M. (2021). Nodular sillimanite rocks as field indicators to metamorphosed massive sulfide deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 104632. |
ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 Reference: The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 43, pp. 601-622 (2005); Sheridan, Douglas M., Raymond, William H. (1964) Precambrian deposits of zinc-copper-lead sulfides and zinc spinel (gahnite) in Colorado. USGS Bulletin 1550
Spry, P. G., McFadden, S., Teale, G. S., Alers, B., Shallow, J. M., & Glenn, J. M. (2021). Nodular sillimanite rocks as field indicators to metamorphosed massive sulfide deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 104632. |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.; The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 43, pp. 601-622 (2005); Sheridan, Douglas M., Raymond, William H. (1964) Precambrian deposits of zinc-copper-lead sulfides and zinc spinel (gahnite) in Colorado. USGS Bulletin 1550
Spry, P. G., McFadden, S., Teale, G. S., Alers, B., Shallow, J. M., & Glenn, J. M. (2021). Nodular sillimanite rocks as field indicators to metamorphosed massive sulfide deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 104632. |
ⓘ Clinohumite Formula: Mg9(SiO4)4F2 Reference: Spry, P. G., McFadden, S., Teale, G. S., Alers, B., Shallow, J. M., & Glenn, J. M. (2021). Nodular sillimanite rocks as field indicators to metamorphosed massive sulfide deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 104632. |
ⓘ Cordierite Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.; The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 43, pp. 601-622 (2005)
Spry, P. G., McFadden, S., Teale, G. S., Alers, B., Shallow, J. M., & Glenn, J. M. (2021). Nodular sillimanite rocks as field indicators to metamorphosed massive sulfide deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 104632. |
ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Reference: The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 43, pp. 601-622 (2005) |
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.; The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 43, pp. 601-622 (2005) |
ⓘ Gahnite Formula: ZnAl2O4 Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.; The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 43, pp. 601-622 (2005); Sheridan, Douglas M., Raymond, William H. (1964) Precambrian deposits of zinc-copper-lead sulfides and zinc spinel (gahnite) in Colorado. USGS Bulletin 1550
Spry, P. G., McFadden, S., Teale, G. S., Alers, B., Shallow, J. M., & Glenn, J. M. (2021). Nodular sillimanite rocks as field indicators to metamorphosed massive sulfide deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 104632. |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.; Sheridan, Douglas M., Raymond, William H. (1964) Precambrian deposits of zinc-copper-lead sulfides and zinc spinel (gahnite) in Colorado. USGS Bulletin 1550
Spry, P. G., McFadden, S., Teale, G. S., Alers, B., Shallow, J. M., & Glenn, J. M. (2021). Nodular sillimanite rocks as field indicators to metamorphosed massive sulfide deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 104632. |
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Reference: Spry, P. G., McFadden, S., Teale, G. S., Alers, B., Shallow, J. M., & Glenn, J. M. (2021). Nodular sillimanite rocks as field indicators to metamorphosed massive sulfide deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 104632. |
ⓘ Gedrite Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 Reference: Spry, P. G., McFadden, S., Teale, G. S., Alers, B., Shallow, J. M., & Glenn, J. M. (2021). Nodular sillimanite rocks as field indicators to metamorphosed massive sulfide deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 104632. |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 43, pp. 601-622 (2005) |
ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Reference: Spry, P. G., McFadden, S., Teale, G. S., Alers, B., Shallow, J. M., & Glenn, J. M. (2021). Nodular sillimanite rocks as field indicators to metamorphosed massive sulfide deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 104632. |
ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 Reference: Spry, P. G., McFadden, S., Teale, G. S., Alers, B., Shallow, J. M., & Glenn, J. M. (2021). Nodular sillimanite rocks as field indicators to metamorphosed massive sulfide deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 104632. |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Spry, P. G., McFadden, S., Teale, G. S., Alers, B., Shallow, J. M., & Glenn, J. M. (2021). Nodular sillimanite rocks as field indicators to metamorphosed massive sulfide deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 104632. |
ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Reference: Spry, P. G., McFadden, S., Teale, G. S., Alers, B., Shallow, J. M., & Glenn, J. M. (2021). Nodular sillimanite rocks as field indicators to metamorphosed massive sulfide deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 104632. |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 43, pp. 601-622 (2005); Sheridan, Douglas M., Raymond, William H. (1964) Precambrian deposits of zinc-copper-lead sulfides and zinc spinel (gahnite) in Colorado. USGS Bulletin 1550
Spry, P. G., McFadden, S., Teale, G. S., Alers, B., Shallow, J. M., & Glenn, J. M. (2021). Nodular sillimanite rocks as field indicators to metamorphosed massive sulfide deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 104632. |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Reference: The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 43, pp. 601-622 (2005)
Spry, P. G., McFadden, S., Teale, G. S., Alers, B., Shallow, J. M., & Glenn, J. M. (2021). Nodular sillimanite rocks as field indicators to metamorphosed massive sulfide deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 104632. |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.; The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 43, pp. 601-622 (2005); Sheridan, Douglas M., Raymond, William H. (1964) Precambrian deposits of zinc-copper-lead sulfides and zinc spinel (gahnite) in Colorado. USGS Bulletin 1550
Spry, P. G., McFadden, S., Teale, G. S., Alers, B., Shallow, J. M., & Glenn, J. M. (2021). Nodular sillimanite rocks as field indicators to metamorphosed massive sulfide deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 104632. |
ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Reference: Spry, P. G., McFadden, S., Teale, G. S., Alers, B., Shallow, J. M., & Glenn, J. M. (2021). Nodular sillimanite rocks as field indicators to metamorphosed massive sulfide deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 104632. |
ⓘ Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Reference: The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 43, pp. 601-622 (2005)
Spry, P. G., McFadden, S., Teale, G. S., Alers, B., Shallow, J. M., & Glenn, J. M. (2021). Nodular sillimanite rocks as field indicators to metamorphosed massive sulfide deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 104632. |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.; The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 43, pp. 601-622 (2005); Sheridan, Douglas M., Raymond, William H. (1964) Precambrian deposits of zinc-copper-lead sulfides and zinc spinel (gahnite) in Colorado. USGS Bulletin 1550
Spry, P. G., McFadden, S., Teale, G. S., Alers, B., Shallow, J. M., & Glenn, J. M. (2021). Nodular sillimanite rocks as field indicators to metamorphosed massive sulfide deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 104632. |
ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Reference: Spry, P. G., McFadden, S., Teale, G. S., Alers, B., Shallow, J. M., & Glenn, J. M. (2021). Nodular sillimanite rocks as field indicators to metamorphosed massive sulfide deposits. Ore Geology Reviews, 104632. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Gahnite | 4.BB.05 | ZnAl2O4 |
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | Clinohumite | 9.AF.55 | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
ⓘ | Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
ⓘ | Gedrite | 9.DD.05 | ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Gedrite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
O | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Gedrite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Clinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | ⓘ Clinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Gedrite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Clinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
Al | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Gedrite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Gedrite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Clinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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Bon Ton Mine, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA