Smuggler Mine, Lone Cone Mining District (Dunton Mining District), Dolores County, Colorado, USAi
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Smuggler Mine | Mine |
Lone Cone Mining District (Dunton Mining District) | Mining District |
Dolores County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 45' 42'' North , 108° 5' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Rico | 255 (2017) | 9.8km |
Ophir | 169 (2017) | 25.7km |
Mountain Village | 1,395 (2017) | 28.5km |
Telluride | 2,399 (2018) | 31.9km |
Silverton | 637 (2011) | 38.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
112500
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:112500:2
GUID (UUID V4):
5a6969a6-4570-4199-a3ba-8c2f8c4ef5b4
REF:Unpatented Claims: Tiger; Mount Pleasant Mill Site; MS 20539; Kenosha; Horlick; MS 17325a; Aspen; Mink; Patented Claims: Smuggler; MS 17325a; Elk; Fannie; Spring; Priest; MS 17325a; Pine; Eagle; Columbine; Blue; Lombard; MS 17325a; Chicago; Dick; MS 1732
Deposit:: BUSH, A.L., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DOLORES PEAK QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-536.
Deposit:: BASTIN, E.S., 1922, SILVER ENRICHMENT IN THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 735
Commodities (Major) - Gold, Silver, Lead; (Minor) - Copper, Coal; (Trace) - Tellurium, Zinc, Antimony
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 85: Polymetallic veins
Host Rock Unit: Dakota Sandstone, Lamprophyre
Structure: San Juan Uplift, Paradox Basin, Rico Dome, Dunton Syncline, Emma Fault, Unnamed Fault
Host Rock: Sandstone, Shale
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
10 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Polybasite Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
β Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
β Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
β | Polybasite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
S | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
Ag | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Ag | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Sb | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
Sb | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β 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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