Phantom Lode (Phantom Canyon Beryl Prospect; Phantom Canyon Feldspar Mine), Fremont County, Colorado, USAi
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Phantom Lode (Phantom Canyon Beryl Prospect; Phantom Canyon Feldspar Mine) | Lode |
Fremont County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° North , 105° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~52km
Locality type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
A pegmatite located in sec. 16, T.17S., R.69W.
Mineralization is an unzoned pegmatite 2,500 feet long and 65 to 200 feet wide, in gneiss and schist.
Workings include 2 open cuts.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) Reference: Meeves, H., et al (1966), Reconnaissance of beryllium-bearing pegmatite deposits in six western states, US Bur. Mines Info. Circ. 8298: 26 (Table A-1).; USGS Prof. Paper 227 |
β 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' Reference: Meeves, H., et al (1966), Reconnaissance of beryllium-bearing pegmatite deposits in six western states, US Bur. Mines Info. Circ. 8298: 26 (Table A-1).; USGS Prof. Paper 227 |
β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Reference: Meeves, H., et al (1966), Reconnaissance of beryllium-bearing pegmatite deposits in six western states, US Bur. Mines Info. Circ. 8298: 26 (Table A-1).; USGS Prof. Paper 227 |
β 'K Feldspar' Formula: KAlSi3O8 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
β 'Mica Group' Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Reference: USGS Prof. Paper 227 |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: USGS Prof. Paper 227 |
β 'Tantalite' Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 Reference: Meeves, H., et al (1966), Reconnaissance of beryllium-bearing pegmatite deposits in six western states, US Bur. Mines Info. Circ. 8298: 26 (Table A-1). |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
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β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' | - | |
β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
β | 'K Feldspar' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
β | 'Mica Group' | - | |
β | 'Tantalite' | - | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Be | Beryllium | |
Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
O | β K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Al | β K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | Potassium | |
K | β K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Nb | Niobium | |
Nb | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Ta | Tantalum | |
Ta | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Ref.: Meeves, H., et al (1966), Reconnaissance of beryllium-bearing pegmatite deposits in six western states, US Bur. Mines Info. Circ. 8298: 26 (Table A-1).
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