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Crystal Park area, Crystal Park, El Paso County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 49' 53'' North , 104° 55' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Manitou Springs5,334 (2017)3.4km
Colorado Springs456,568 (2017)9.5km
Green Mountain Falls656 (2017)13.7km
Cascade-Chipita Park1,655 (2011)13.9km
Stratmoor6,900 (2011)14.6km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Colorado Springs Mineral SocietyColorado Springs, Colorado10km
Lake George Gem & Mineral clubLake George, Colorado40km
Mindat Locality ID:
112798
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:112798:3
GUID (UUID V4):
a39bfa90-8572-4f06-920b-e1fd7211bcd9


Commodities (Major) - Beryllium, Gemstone; (Trace) - REE, Niobium (Columbium)
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Pegmatite
Structure: Front Range Uplift, Pikes Peak Batholith, Ute Pass Fault, Manitou Park Half Graben, Mt Rosa Intrusive Center
Host Rock: Granite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

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7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
β“˜ Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2SiO4
β“˜ 'Fluocerite'
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Genthelvite
Formula: Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S
β“˜ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
β“˜ Laihunite
Formula: (Fe2+0.50.5)Fe3+[SiO4]
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Microcline var. Amazonite
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Fayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2SiO4
β“˜Laihunite9.AC.05(Fe2+0.5β—»0.5)Fe3+[SiO4]
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Microcline
var. Amazonite
9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Genthelvite9.FB.10Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Unclassified
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Fluocerite'-
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
β“˜'Hornblende Root Name Group'-β—»Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Oβ“˜ GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Oβ“˜ Laihunite(Fe2+0.50.5)Fe3+[SiO4]
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Siβ“˜ GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Siβ“˜ Laihunite(Fe2+0.50.5)Fe3+[SiO4]
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Feβ“˜ Laihunite(Fe2+0.50.5)Fe3+[SiO4]
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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