Guffey District; West Occurrence, Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USAi
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Guffey District; West Occurrence | Occurrence |
Guffey Mining District | Mining District |
Park County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 45' North , 105° 34' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Florissant | 104 (2011) | 32.4km |
Cripple Creek | 1,155 (2017) | 33.7km |
Stratton | 644 (2006) | 36.1km |
Midland | 156 (2011) | 37.1km |
Victor | 389 (2017) | 37.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Lake George Gem & Mineral club | Lake George, Colorado | 31km |
Canon City Geology Club | Canon City, Colorado | 44km |
Columbine Gem and Mineral Society | Salida, Colorado | 45km |
Mindat Locality ID:
117764
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:117764:3
GUID (UUID V4):
756d5058-f5ae-4db6-aba4-e7a5a88411cf
REF:Deposit:: LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
Deposit:: BELSER, CARL, 1956, TUNGSTEN POTENTIAL IN CHAFFEE, FREMONT, GUNNISON, LAKE, LARIMER, PARK AND SUMMIT COUNTIES, COLORADO: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7748, P.
Commodities (Major) - REE, Tungsten
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Tungsten Hills Quartz Monzonite, Boulder Creek
Structure: Front Range, Thirtynine Mile Volcanic Field, Antelope Mountain And Guffey Volcanic Centers, Currant Creek Fault And Related Nw-Trending Faults
Host Rock: Gneiss, Biotite Gneiss
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera, Southern Rocky Mountains
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
12 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β 'Allanite Group' Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β 'Chlorite Group' |
β Clinozoisite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β Copper Formula: Cu |
β Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β Euxenite-(Y) Formula: (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
β Zoisite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β Zoisite var. Thulite Formula: {Ca2}{Al,Mn3+3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
β | Euxenite-(Y) | 4.DG.05 | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Clinozoisite | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Zoisite var. Thulite | 9.BG.10 | {Ca2}{Al,Mn3+3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
β | 9.BG.10 | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) | |
β | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β | 'Allanite Group' | - | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Zoisite var. Thulite | {Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
H | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
H | β Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
O | β Zoisite var. Thulite | {Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
O | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | β Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Zoisite var. Thulite | {Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Al | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Zoisite var. Thulite | {Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Si | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
Ca | β Zoisite var. Thulite | {Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Ca | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Zoisite var. Thulite | {Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Copper | Cu |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Y | Yttrium | |
Y | β Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
Nb | Niobium | |
Nb | β Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
Ce | Cerium | |
Ce | β Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
Ta | Tantalum | |
Ta | β Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
Th | Thorium | |
Th | β Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
U | Uranium | |
U | β Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
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