Tantalum Prospect (MRDS - 10087861), Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 32' 45'' North , 105° 23' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Estes Park | 6,257 (2017) | 22.0km |
Laporte | 2,450 (2015) | 22.6km |
Fort Collins | 161,175 (2017) | 25.8km |
Loveland | 75,182 (2017) | 31.0km |
Red Feather Lakes | 343 (2011) | 33.4km |
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Fort Collins Rockhounds | Fort Collins, Colorado | 26km |
Mindat Locality ID:
115563
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:115563:4
GUID (UUID V4):
a407c719-33f1-47ea-8a5e-7a255fdea6d2
Commodities (Major) - Mica, Beryllium, Tantalum
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Metasedimentary Rocks-Quartz-Biotite Schist, Pegmatite
Structure: Front Range Uplift, Thompson Canyon Fault, Mt Olympus Batholith, Ne-Trending Folds
Host Rock: Schist
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
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5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β 'Tantalite' Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Tantalite' | - | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Be | Beryllium | |
Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Al | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Nb | Niobium | |
Nb | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Ta | Tantalum | |
Ta | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
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