Sunshine Mine (Sunshine Claims; Sunshine No. 2), Tallahassee Creek Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sunshine Mine (Sunshine Claims; Sunshine No. 2) | Mine |
| Tallahassee Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Fremont County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 32' 4'' North , 105° 29' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cañon City | 16,400 (2013) | 23.8km |
| Lincoln Park | 3,546 (2011) | 26.1km |
| Brookside | 246 (2017) | 29.0km |
| Coaldale | 255 (2011) | 30.0km |
| Howard | 723 (2011) | 31.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Canon City Geology Club | Canon City, Colorado | 24km |
| Columbine Gem and Mineral Society | Salida, Colorado | 44km |
Mindat Locality ID:
113129
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:113129:4
GUID (UUID V4):
91996542-edef-4909-8d1f-8789ed04ec10
REF:Deposit:: NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B. AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40, P. 152.
Deposit:: WOBUS, R.A., EPIS, R.C. AND SCOTT, G.R., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COVER MOUNTAIN QUA
Commodities (Major) - Uranium
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Echo Park Formation
Structure: Echo Park Graben, Paleovalleys, Faults; Reverse Fault Strikes N18w, Dips 35ne, Thirty Nine Mile Volcanic Field, Currant Creek Basin
Host Rock: Rhyolite, Conglomerate, Volcanic Ash
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Coffinite Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Coffinite | 9.AD.30 | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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