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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Key
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 42' 50'' North , 108° 1' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Rico | 255 (2017) | 2.4km |
Ophir | 169 (2017) | 23.2km |
Mountain Village | 1,395 (2017) | 28.3km |
Telluride | 2,399 (2018) | 31.0km |
Silverton | 637 (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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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
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 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 | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
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AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
β | Sphalerite | 2.8.2.1 | ZnS |
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
β | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
Group 9 - NORMAL HALIDES | |||
AX2 | |||
β | Fluorite | 9.2.1.1 | CaF2 |
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
β | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | β Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA
- San Juan MountainsMountain Range
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