Ruby Mine (MS 12174; Claims: Ruby 1-4), Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 1' 12'' North , 106° 36' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Twin Lakes | 171 (2011) | 20.6km |
| Aspen | 6,882 (2017) | 26.3km |
| Mount Crested Butte | 801 (2012) | 33.1km |
| Snowmass Village | 2,916 (2017) | 35.7km |
| Woody Creek | 263 (2011) | 36.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
118122
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:118122:0
GUID (UUID V4):
7e61e726-a437-4d50-b63a-4ad1b98b92a5
REF:Deposit:: CRUSON, M.G., 1973, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GRIZZLY PEAK CAULDRON COMPLEX, SAWATCH RANGE, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES PH.D. THESIS T-1538.
Deposit:: HOWELL, J.V., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TWIN LAKES DISTRICT OF COLO
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper; (Trace) - Manganese
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Ash Flows (Undifferentiated), Maroon Formation
Structure: Sawatch Uplift, Central Colorado Trough, Arkansas Valley Graben, Twin Lakes Batholith, Grizzly Peak Cauldron, Mt Elbert Volcanotectonic Depression, Lincoln Gulch Stock
Host Rock: Rhyolite, Quartz Latite, Rhyodacite
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
8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| β Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Covellite Formula: CuS |
| β 'Limonite' |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Covellite | CuS |
| S | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
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