Kankakee Mine (Pure Gold; Iron Mask; Aurum; Oro; Tunnel Site; Golden Age; Extension; Lake View; Iron King; Crusader Gold Mine; Chance; Gold Coin; Bullion; Unpatented Claims: Kankakee), Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 42' 28'' North , 107° 31' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Silverton | 637 (2011) | 17.4km |
| Ophir | 169 (2017) | 32.3km |
| Telluride | 2,399 (2018) | 36.4km |
| Ouray | 1,008 (2017) | 37.6km |
| Mountain Village | 1,395 (2017) | 38.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
118969
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:118969:1
GUID (UUID V4):
29253606-f8f8-41df-ad31-b98db0b0a403
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:: STEVEN, T.A., AND OTHERS, 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DURANGO QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USA
Patented Claim: Kankakee; MS 14205
Commodities (Major) - Gold, Silver; (Minor) - Lead, Copper; (Trace) - Antimony, Tellurium, Zinc
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 84: Alakaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins)
Host Rock Unit: Uncompahgre Formation
Structure: San Juan Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Uplift, Unnamed Fault, Unnamed Anticline
Host Rock: Quartzite
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
13 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| β Calaverite Formula: AuTe2 |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β 'Limonite' |
| β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Petzite Formula: Ag3AuTe2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| β Sylvanite Formula: AgAuTe4 |
| β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| β | Petzite | 2.BA.75 | Ag3AuTe2 |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Sylvanite | 2.EA.05 | AgAuTe4 |
| β | Calaverite | 2.EA.10 | AuTe2 |
| β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| 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 | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Ag | β Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | β Calaverite | AuTe2 |
| Te | β Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Te | β Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Calaverite | AuTe2 |
| Au | β Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| Au | β Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| 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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