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C. H. C. Group (Princeton Mine; Ethlena; MS 6136; Princeton; MS 2258; Limestone; MS 6131; Crebec; MS 6130; Patented Claims: C. H. C.; MS 1040), Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores Co., Colorado, USAi
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C. H. C. Group (Princeton Mine; Ethlena; MS 6136; Princeton; MS 2258; Limestone; MS 6131; Crebec; MS 6130; Patented Claims: C. H. C.; MS 1040)- not defined -
Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District)Mining District
Rico MountainsMountain Range
Dolores Co.County
ColoradoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 42' 50'' North , 108° 1' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rico255 (2017)2.4km
Ophir169 (2017)23.2km
Mountain Village1,395 (2017)28.3km
Telluride2,399 (2018)31.0km
Silverton637 (2011)33.4km


REF:Deposit:: MCKNIGHT, E.T., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 723.
Deposit:: PRATT, W.P., AND OTHERS, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND MONTEZUMA COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-797.
Depo
Commodities (Major) - Zinc, Silver, Lead; (Trace) - Sulfur - Iron Pyrite
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 72: Polymetallic replacement
Host Rock Unit: Hermosa Formation
Structure: San Juan Uplift, Paradox Basin, Rico Dome, Blackhawk Fault, Princeton Fault
Host Rock: Limestone, Sandstone, Shale
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

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4 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ 'Limonite'
Formula: (Fe,O,OH,H2O)
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Limonite'-(Fe,O,OH,H2O)

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 2 - SULFIDES
AmXp, with m:p = 1:1
β“˜Sphalerite2.8.2.1ZnS
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2
β“˜Pyrite2.12.1.1FeS2
Group 9 - NORMAL HALIDES
AX2
β“˜Fluorite9.2.1.1CaF2
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si
β“˜Quartz75.1.3.1SiO2
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc.
β“˜'Limonite'-(Fe,O,OH,H2O)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Limonite(Fe,O,OH,H2O)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Limonite(Fe,O,OH,H2O)
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Limonite(Fe,O,OH,H2O)
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS

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