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Golden Wonder Mine, Lake City Mining District, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 0' 17'' North , 107° 16' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.00472,-107.27972
GeoHash:
G#: 9wg8ny939
GRN:
N26W61
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lake City367 (2017)4.2km
Ouray1,008 (2017)34.4km
Creede405 (2011)35.5km
Portland135 (2011)37.9km
Silverton637 (2011)40.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
114457
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:114457:7
GUID (UUID V4):
c45283fb-a9e6-413e-ac87-dd0605aa73c4


REF:Deposit:: IRVING, J.D., AND BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1911, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR LAKE CITY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 478, P. 101-102
Deposit:: LIPMAN, P.W., AND OTHERS, 1976, MULTIPLE AGES OF MID-TERTIARY MINERALIZATION AND ALTERATION IN THE WESTERN SAN JUANS
(Lucky Fish; Lucky Fish Nos. 1-3; Blue Bell; Golden Age; Golden Bell; New York; Lakeview; Golden Cycle; Golden Mammoth; MS 553; Unpatented Claims: Windy Point; Pride of The West; Big Jack Nos. 1-3; Gold Carbonate; MS 17651; Lone Jack; Patented Claims: Gol)
Commodities (Major) - Gold, Silver; (Trace) - Antimony, Lead, Copper, Zinc
Development Status: Past Producer
Structure: San Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Depression, San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Lake City Caldera
Host Rock: Rhyolite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)

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12 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Melonite
Formula: NiTe2
β“˜ Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
β“˜ Svanbergite
Formula: SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6

Gallery:

Auβ“˜ Gold

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Petzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
β“˜Melonite2.EA.20NiTe2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Svanbergite8.BL.05SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Dickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
Sβ“˜ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
FeIron
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ MeloniteNiTe2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Srβ“˜ SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ MeloniteNiTe2
Teβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
Auβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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