Qualla and Young Sampson Lodes Occurrence, Critchell Area, Jefferson County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Qualla and Young Sampson Lodes Occurrence | Occurrence |
Critchell Area | Area |
Jefferson County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 30' 59'' North , 105° 11' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Ken Caryl | 32,438 (2014) | 9.2km |
Aspen Park | 882 (2011) | 9.6km |
Roxborough Park | 9,099 (2011) | 9.9km |
Indian Hills | 1,280 (2011) | 12.0km |
Columbine | 24,280 (2011) | 12.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Littleton Gem and Mineral Club, Inc. | Littleton, Colorado | 18km |
Colorado Mineral Society | Lakewood, Colorado | 23km |
Denver Gem and Mineral Guild | Denver, Colorado | 30km |
Friends of Mineralogy - Colorado Chapter | Denver, Colorado | 30km |
Western Interior Paleontological Society | Denver, Colorado | 30km |
Mindat Locality ID:
114753
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:114753:0
GUID (UUID V4):
5b4739cb-3fc5-41f5-9617-6004c3be7867
REF:Deposit:: BRYANT, BRUCE, AND OTHERS, 1973, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE INDIAN HILLS QUADRANGLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1073.
Deposit:: NARAMORE, CHESTER, 1907, GOLD AND SILVER--COLORADO: USGS MINERAL RESOURCES OF US, 1906, P. 220.
Commodities (Major) - Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper; (Minor) - Gold
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Biotite Gneiss, Gneissic Quartz Monzonite And Granodiorite
Structure: Front Range Uplift, Floyd Hill Fault Zone, Unnamed Overturned Synclines
Host Rock: Gneiss, Amphibolite
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
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
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
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