Portland Mine, The Amphitheater, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Portland Mine | Mine |
The Amphitheater | Basin |
Ouray Mining District | Mining District |
Ouray County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 1' 9'' North , 107° 38' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Ouray | 1,008 (2017) | 2.6km |
Portland | 135 (2011) | 8.6km |
Telluride | 2,399 (2018) | 17.4km |
Ridgway | 977 (2017) | 18.2km |
Mountain Village | 1,395 (2017) | 21.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
7987
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7987:0
GUID (UUID V4):
1638f551-aded-45c3-8bb7-aafeb97c9b89
A former Ag-Zn-Cu-Pb-Ba (baryte) mine located 0.7 km (0.4 mile) ESE of The Amphitheater (coordinates of record) and 2.5 km (1.6 miles) E of Ouray.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 References: |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Galena Formula: PbS References: |
β Polybasite Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
β Quartz var. Milky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Quartz var. Rock Crystal Formula: SiO2 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
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 |
β | Polybasite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
β | var. Rock Crystal | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | var. Milky 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 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
O | β Quartz var. Milky Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
Si | β Quartz var. Milky Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
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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Portland Mine, The Amphitheater, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA