Red Elephant group (Boulder Nest Mine; Free American Mine; St. James Mine; Tabor Mine; White Mine), Lawson Mining District (Dumont Mining District; Montana Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 46' 11'' North , 105° 38' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont | 594 (2011) | 2.0km |
Empire | 287 (2017) | 3.9km |
Saint Marys | 283 (2011) | 5.3km |
Georgetown | 1,049 (2017) | 8.6km |
Silver Plume | 174 (2017) | 11.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
---|---|---|
Flatirons Mineral Club | Boulder, Colorado | 42km |
Colorado Gold Camp | Frisco, Colorado | 45km |
Mile High Rock and Mineral Society | Arvada, Colorado | 47km |
Colorado Mineral Society | Lakewood, Colorado | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
214343
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:214343:2
GUID (UUID V4):
b356b613-40ac-4fad-b944-9050b0647f98
Coordinates are for the approximate location of the Boulder Nest shaft, along the southwest to northeast trending Boulder Nest and Free American veins. The White and St James veins, just to the south, are east-west trending.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Pearceite Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
ⓘ | Pearceite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
---|---|---|
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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