Silver Pick Mine (Synopsis Mine; Tam O'Shanter; MS 9085; Gold Pick; MS 7275a; Archean; MS 1671; Gold Pick Mill Site; MS 7275b; Southport; MS 9086), Mount Wilson Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 51' 32'' North , 107° 59' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Ophir | 169 (2017) | 13.8km |
Mountain Village | 1,395 (2017) | 14.2km |
Telluride | 2,399 (2018) | 17.9km |
Rico | 255 (2017) | 18.8km |
Silverton | 637 (2011) | 29.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
119932
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:119932:4
GUID (UUID V4):
3144a79c-c33c-4faf-8890-902ce8b1a34b
REF:Deposit:: BROMFIELD, C.S., AND OTHERS, 1972, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE WILSON MOUNTAINS PRIMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1353-A, P. 45.
Deposit:: BROMFIELD, C.S., 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE MOUNT WILSON QUADRANGLE, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS
; Patented Claims: Silver Pick; MS 1670; Bedrock Placer; MS 9033
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper; (Minor) - Zinc
Development Status: Occurrence
Deposit Model: 72: Polymetallic replacement
Host Rock Unit: Mancos Shale, Wilson Peak Stock--Granodiorite
Structure: Paradox Basin, San Miguel Mtns, Wilson Peak Stock
Host Rock: Granodiorite
Tectonic Structure: Colorado Platform
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
9 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
β Chalcanthite Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O Description: May be boothite |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Silver Formula: Ag |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
β Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
---|---|---|---|
β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
β | Chalcanthite | 7.CB.20 | CuSO4 Β· 5H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | β Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Silver | Ag |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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USA
- San Juan MountainsMountain Range
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