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Leadville District, Lake Co., Colorado, USA

Also known as Empire; California; Evans; Iowa Districts
SHARPS, CSM MIN. IND. BULL., VOL. 6, NO.
Commodities (Major) - Zinc, Lead
Deposit Type: Replacement
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Curtis Formation
Host Rock: Dolomite




Mineral list contains contents from all localities listed at bottom of page


Mineral List:
  • Acanthite
  • Aikinite
  • 'Alaskaite'
  • Altaite
  • Alunite
  • Anglesite
  • Ankerite
  • Aragonite
       var: Plumboan Aragonite
       var: Zincian Aragonite
  • Argentojarosite ?
  • Arsenopyrite
  • Aurichalcite
  • Azurite
  • Baryte
  • Bindheimite
  • Birnessite
  • Bismuthinite
  • Bismutite
  • Brochantite
  • Bromargyrite
  • Calaverite
  • Calcite
  • Caledonite
  • Canfieldite
  • Cerussite
  • Chalcanthite
  • 'Chalcedony'
  • Chalcocite
  • Chalcophanite
  • Chalcophyllite ?
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Chlorargyrite
       var: Bromian Chlorargyrite
  • 'Chlorite Group'
  • Chrysocolla
  • Copper
  • Covellite
  • Cryptomelane
  • Cuprite
  • Descloizite
       var: Dechenite
  • Digenite
  • Dolomite
  • Enargite
  • Epidote
  • Epsomite
  • Galena
       var: Argentiferous Galena
  • Galenobismutite
  • Goethite
  • Gold
       var: Electrum
  • Goslarite
  • Graphite
  • Hematite
  • Hemimorphite
  • Hessite
  • Hübnerite
  • Huntite
  • Hydrohetaerolite (TL)
  • Iodargyrite
  • Jarosite
  • Kaolinite
  • Kobellite
  • Lillianite ? (TL)
  • Limonite
  • Linarite
  • Litharge
  • Magnetite
  • Malachite
  • Marcasite
  • Massicot
  • Matildite
  • Melanterite
  • Mimetite
  • Minium
  • Natroalunite
  • 'Oligonite'
  • Opal
  • Orthoclase
  • Paragonite
  • 'Pearceite-T2ac'
  • Plumbojarosite
  • Proustite
  • 'Psilomelane'
  • Pyrargyrite
  • Pyrite
  • Pyrolusite
  • Pyromorphite
  • Pyrophyllite
  • 'Pyroxene Group'
  • Pyrrhotite
  • Quartz
  • Rhodochrosite
  • Rhodonite
  • Rosasite
  • Sauconite
  • Scheelite
  • Selenium
  • 'Sericite'
  • 'Serpentine Group'
  • Siderite
       var: Manganoan Siderite
       var: Mg-rich Siderite
  • Silver
  • Smithsonite
  • Sphalerite
       var: Marmatite
  • Stephanite
  • Sulphur
  • Tarbuttite ?
  • Tennantite
  • Tenorite
  • Tetrahedrite
  • Turgite
  • Turquoise
  • Uraninite
  • Vanadinite
  • Vivianite
  • 'Wad'
  • Willemite
  • Wolframite
  • Wollastonite
  • Wulfenite
  • Wurtzite


    126 entries listed. 104 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals).

    Localities in this Region:
    USA
     
    • Colorado
      • Lake Co.
        • Leadville District
          • Empire Gulch
    USA
     
    • Colorado
      • Lake Co.
        • Leadville District
          • Leadville
            • Fryer Hill
              • Chrysolite workings