Dolly Varden Mine (Varden Belle Mine; Patented Claim: Dolly Varden; MS 172), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 59' 13'' North , 107° 32' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
114441
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:114441:6
GUID (UUID V4):
87453c00-ae26-4fc1-8258-ec10f461e772
REF:Deposit:: LIPMAN, P.W., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LAKE CITY CALDERA AREA, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS MAP I-962.
Deposit:: BROWN, W.H., 1926, THE MINERAL ZONES OF THE WHITE CROSS DISTRICT AND NEIGHBORING DEPOSITS IN HINSDALE
Commodities (Major) - Silver; (Minor) - Lead, Copper; (Trace) - Zinc, Antimony
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Todilto
Structure: San Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Depression, San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Lake City Caldera
Host Rock: Andesite, Sandstone
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
7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β 'Copper Stain' |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
β Stephanite Formula: Ag5SbS4 |
β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
β | Stephanite | 2.GB.10 | Ag5SbS4 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Copper Stain' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
---|---|---|
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | β Stephanite | Ag5SbS4 |
S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
Ag | β Stephanite | Ag5SbS4 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
Sb | β Stephanite | Ag5SbS4 |
Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
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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