Monon Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Monon Mine | Mine |
Creede Mining District | Mining District |
Mineral County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 50' 39'' North , 106° 57' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Creede | 405 (2011) | 2.8km |
South Fork | 362 (2017) | 34.0km |
Alpine | 174 (2011) | 36.7km |
Gerrard | 278 (2011) | 37.0km |
Lake City | 367 (2017) | 37.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
116117
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:116117:8
GUID (UUID V4):
31cf1851-0da2-4fb3-b947-37643a756a11
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Monon Hill Mine
Commodities (Major) — Lead, Silver; (Minor) — Copper, Gold; (Trace) — Zinc
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Campbell Mtn Mbr Of Bachelor Mtn Rhyolite
Structure: Local Normal Faulting In Volcanics Underlying Creede Fm, Between Alpha-Corsair And Bulldog Mtn. Fault Zones And Related To Subsidence/Resurgence Of Bachelor And Creede Cauldrons (Creede Graben)., San Juan Volcanic Field; La Garita, Creede,
Host Rock: Sedimentary Rock, Sandstone
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
6 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 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ 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 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
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 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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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