Treasury Tunnel, Ouray County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Treasury Tunnel | Tunnel |
| Ouray County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 54' 50'' North , 107° 42' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Telluride | 2,399 (2018) | 10.0km |
| Silverton | 637 (2011) | 11.8km |
| Ouray | 1,008 (2017) | 12.4km |
| Ophir | 169 (2017) | 13.1km |
| Mountain Village | 1,395 (2017) | 13.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
5785
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5785:4
GUID (UUID V4):
9f8c6689-a66f-42ca-b197-5077d022d284
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Treasury Tunnel Mine; Tomboy; Argentine; Black Bear
REF:Deposit:: E&MJ INT DIRECTORY 1975
Deposit:: UPDATED BY MILS TO REFLECT LAST MSHA LIST 8-79.
Deposit:: GENTRY, DOW W., LEAD & ZINC DEPOSITS IN COLORADO AND
Deposit:: WYOMING. BU. MINES CONTRACT G00264005, SEP 1976, 211 PP.
Geology:: BURBANK, W. S.
Commodities (Major) - Lead; (Minor) - Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold
Development Status: Past Producer
Extends into San Miguel county (Pandora Mill)
Commodities (Trace) - Vanadium, Uranium
Development Status: Unknown
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
9 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite Formula: (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
| β 'Chlorite Group' |
| β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β Gold Formula: Au References: |
| β Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| β Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| β 'K Feldspar' References: |
| β 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Some pseudomorphs after fluorite. |
| β Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
| β Zoisite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | 5.AB.05 | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
| β | Hydrozincite | 5.BA.15 | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| β | Zoisite | 9.BG.10 | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| β | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
| β | 'var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| H | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
| C | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
| O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| O | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| O | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Al | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
| Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | β Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Mn)CO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
- Colorado
- Red Mountain Mining DistrictMining District
- San Juan MountainsMountain Range
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Treasury Tunnel, Ouray County, Colorado, USA