Eldorado Claim (MS 16686; Patented Claim: El Dorado), Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USAi
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Eldorado Claim (MS 16686; Patented Claim: El Dorado) | Claim |
Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District) | Mining District |
San Juan County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 44' 20'' North , 107° 34' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Silverton | 637 (2011) | 11.8km |
Ophir | 169 (2017) | 26.7km |
Telluride | 2,399 (2018) | 30.8km |
Ouray | 1,008 (2017) | 32.8km |
Mountain Village | 1,395 (2017) | 33.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
118908
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:118908:0
GUID (UUID V4):
3a8ff711-7655-46f3-8eae-b0932fead38c
REF:Deposit:: STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1969, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SAN JUAN PRIMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1261-F, P. 67-71, 89-90, 168-171.
Deposit:: PROSSER, W.C., 1911, THE BEAR CREEK SYLVANITE CAMP, COLORADO: ENG. MINING JOUR., V. 91, P. 712.
Commodities (Major) - Zinc, Lead, Copper
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Deposit Model: 84: Alakaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins)
Host Rock Unit: Uncompahgre Formation
Structure: San Juan Uplift, San Juan Caldera, Unnamed Faults, San Juan Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field
Host Rock: Gneiss, Schist
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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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β 'Chlorite Group' |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β 'Limonite' |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
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 | |||
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β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
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
USA
- San Juan MountainsMountain Range
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