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West Gold Hill, Tincup Mining District (Pieplant Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USAi
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West Gold HillHill
Tincup Mining District (Pieplant Mining District)Mining District
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 43' 7'' North , 106° 30' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.71861,-106.50528
GeoHash:
G#: 9wuk22t0r
GRN:
N26W60
Type:
Hill
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Maysville135 (2011)33.9km
Buena Vista2,760 (2017)35.2km
Johnson Village246 (2011)36.0km
Gunnison6,076 (2018)41.2km
Twin Lakes171 (2011)41.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Columbine Gem and Mineral SocietySalida, Colorado48km
Mindat Locality ID:
114405
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:114405:8
GUID (UUID V4):
7e2cf477-bc29-45c2-bbb4-21a7e9e28ce5


REF:Deposit:: DINGS & ROBINSON, 1957, USGS P.P. 289, P. 62
Deposit:: HILL, 1908, USGS BULL. 380A, P. 32
Deposit:: CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 9,65
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Gold
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Glencairn Shale Mbr Of Purgatoire Formation
Host Rock: Quartzite, Dolomite

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8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
β“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3

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