Mountain Goat, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Mountain Goat | Mountain |
Caribou Mining District | Mining District |
Boulder County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 59' 43'' North , 105° 38' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Eldora | 142 (2011) | 7.9km |
Nederland | 1,520 (2017) | 11.1km |
Bonanza Mountain Estates | 128 (2011) | 13.2km |
Ward | 155 (2017) | 13.7km |
Rollinsville | 181 (2011) | 14.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Flatirons Mineral Club | Boulder, Colorado | 31km |
Mindat Locality ID:
110291
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:110291:1
GUID (UUID V4):
e6e91eca-639f-48bf-95de-4dc200bfd406
REF:Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: COLORADO GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 40, P. 85
Deposit:: LOVERING, T.S., AND GODDARD, E.N., 1950, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF TH
Commodities (Major) - Uranium; (Trace) - Copper, Molybdenum
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Boulder Creek Granodiorite, Idaho Springs Formation---Migmatite
Structure: Caribou Stock, Eldora-Bryan Mtn Stock, Front Range Uplift, Boulder Creek Batholith
Host Rock: Pegmatite, Gneiss
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
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