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El Paso Co., Colorado, USA


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Mineral List:
  • Aegirine
    NaFe
    3+
     
    [Si
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    ]
    Reference: [Bull. Soc. Franç. Minéralo. Cristallo. , 1974, 97, p. 507.]
  • Albite
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    8
    ]
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels]
  • 'Allanite'
    Reference: [MinRec 16:217-230]
  • Anatase
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  • Anglesite
    PbSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.]
  • Annite
    KFe
    2+
    3
    [(OH)
     
    2
    |AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    10
    ]
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.]
  • 'Apatite'
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  • 'Apatite
    var: Carbonate-rich Apatite'
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.]
  • Apatite-(CaF)
    Ca
     
    5
    [F|(PO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: [Eckel, Edwin B. (1997) Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised: 14.]
  • Apatite-(CaF)
    var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaF)
    Ca
     
    5
    [(F,O)|(PO
     
    4
    ,CO
     
    3
    )
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.]
  • Aragonite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [MinRec 16:217-230]
  • Arfvedsonite
    [Na][Na
     
    2
    ][Fe
    2+
    4
    Fe
    3+
     
    ][(OH)
     
    2
    |Si
     
    8
    O
     
    22
    ]
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.]
  • Astrophyllite
    (K,Na)
     
    3
    (Fe,Mn)
     
    7
    Ti
     
    2
    Si
     
    8
    O
     
    24
    (O,OH)
     
    7
    Habit: Blades to 15cm
    Description: Purchased in April 2001 at "Spring Show of the Rockies" in Denver, Colorado, USA.
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 122; Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.]
    Site Photo
    St Peters Dome, Cheyenne District (St. Peters Dome District), El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    © Charles Creekmur
  • Azurite
    Cu
     
    3
    [OH|CO
     
    3
    ]
     
    2
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.]
  • Barylite
    BaBe
     
    2
    [Si
     
    2
    O
     
    7
    ]
    Reference: [MinRec 16:217-230]
  • Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Pearl, 1958. Colorado Gem Trails & Mineral Guide]
  • 'Bastnäsite'
    Reference: [MinRec 16:217-230]
    Site Photo
    Manitou District, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  • Bastnäsite-(Ce)
    (Ce,La)[F|CO
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • Bertrandite
    Be
     
    4
    [(OH)
     
    2
    |Si
     
    2
    O
     
    7
    ]
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals 76:298-325]
  • Beryl
    Be
     
    3
    Al
     
    2
    Si
     
    6
    O
     
    18
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • Biotite
    Reference: [Pearl, 1958. Colorado Gem Trails & Mineral Guide]
  • Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [MinRec 16:217-230]
  • Carnotite
    K
     
    2
    (UO
     
    2
    )
     
    2
    [VO
     
    4
    ]
     
    2
    · 3H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  • Cassiterite
    SnO
     
    2
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • Celestine
    SrSO
     
    4
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • Cerianite-(Ce)
    (Ce
    4+
     
    ,Th)O
     
    2
    Reference: [Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data, Dean Allum specimen]
    Site Photo
    St Peters Dome, Cheyenne District (St. Peters Dome District), El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    © Pavel M. Kartashov
  • Cerussite
    PbCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.]
  • 'Chalcedony'
    Reference: [Pearl, 1958. Colorado Gem Trails & Mineral Guide]
  • 'Chalcedony
    var: Agate'
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • 'Chalcedony
    var: Petrified Wood'
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels]
  • Chalcocite
    Cu
     
    2
    S
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  • Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Pearl, 1958. Colorado Gem Trails & Mineral Guide]
  • Chamosite
    (Fe
    2+
     
    ,Mg)
     
    5
    Al[(OH)
     
    8
    |AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    10
    ]
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.]
  • 'Chevkinite'
    (Ca,Ce,Th)
     
    4
    (Fe,Mn)
     
    2
    (Ti,Fe)
     
    3
    Si
     
    4
    O
     
    22
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.]
  • 'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • 'Clay'
    Reference: [Pearl, 1958. Colorado Gem Trails & Mineral Guide]
  • Clinochlore
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    )
     
    5
    Al[(OH)
     
    8
    |AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    10
    ]
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.]
  • 'Coal
    var: Jet'
    Reference: [Kunz,1892. Gems & Precious Stones of N. America, p.203.]
  • Columbite
    (Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
    Site Photo
    St Peters Dome, Cheyenne District (St. Peters Dome District), El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
     
  • Columbite-(Fe)
    FeNb
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    Reference: [MinRec 16:217-230]
    Site Photo
    Crystal Park, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  • Cookeite
    LiAl
     
    4
    (Si
     
    3
    Al)O
     
    10
    (OH)
     
    8
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.]
  • Coronadite
    Pb(Mn
    4+
     
    ,Mn
    3+
     
    )
     
    8
    O
     
    16
    Reference: [Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data, Dean Allum specimen]
  • Cryolite
    Na
     
    3
    [AlF
     
    6
    ]
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 112; "Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
    Site Photo
    St Peters Dome, Cheyenne District (St. Peters Dome District), El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  • Danalite
    Fe
    2+
    4
    Be
     
    3
    [S|(SiO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals (Sept. 2001)]
  • Elbaite
    [Na][(Li,Al)
     
    3
    ][Al
     
    6
    ][(OH)
     
    3
    |OH|(BO
     
    3
    )
     
    3
    |Si
     
    6
    O
     
    18
    ]
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals 76:298-325]
  • Elpasolite (TL)
    NaK
     
    2
    [AlF
     
    6
    ]
    Type Locality: St Peters Dome, Cheyenne District (St. Peters Dome District), El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    Description: Occurs in solution cavities in massive pachnolite.
    Reference: [Cross and Hillebrand (1883) - "On minerals of the cryolite group recently found in Colorado"; Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 114.]
  • Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    }{Al
     
    2
    Fe
    3+
     
    }[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    |Si
     
    2
    O
     
    7
    ]
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • Fayalite
    Fe
    2+
    2
    [SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
    Site Photo
    Cheyenne Mt area, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    © Martins da Pedra
  • 'Fergusonite'
    Reference: [Pearl, 1958. Colorado Gem Trails & Mineral Guide]
  • 'Fluocerite'
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  • Fluocerite-(Ce)
    (Ce,La)F
     
    3
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
    Site Photo
    Cheyenne Mt area, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    © 2008 Jesse Crawford
  • Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels]
    Site Photo
    Hunter's Run, Crystal Park, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    © JAW
  • Fluorite
    var: Yttrofluorite
    (Ca
     
    1-x
    Y
     
    x
    )F
     
    2+x
    where 0.05< x <0.3
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.]
  • Fergusonite-(Y)
    YNbO
     
    4
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • Galena
    PbS
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • Gearksutite
    Ca[Al(F,OH)
     
    5
    (H
     
    2
    O)]
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 120; Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.]
    Site Photo
    St Peters Dome, Cheyenne District (St. Peters Dome District), El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    © 2005 - MMI
  • Genthelvite (TL)
    Zn
     
    4
    Be
     
    3
    [S|(SiO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    ]
    Type Locality: West Cheyenne Canon, Cheyenne District (St. Peters Dome District), El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    Description: 2 specimens known.
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.]
    Site Photo
    Upper Farview area, Mount Rosa, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
     
  • Gibbsite
    Al(OH)
     
    3
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.]
  • Glauconite
    K
     
    0.08
    R
    1
    1.33
    R
    2
    0.67
    [][Al
     
    0.13
    Si
     
    3.87
    O
     
    10
    ](OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.]
  • Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    O(OH)
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals 76:298-325]
    Site Photo
    Goethite Hill, Pikes Peak, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    © 2002 John H. Betts
  • Gold
    Au
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals 76:298-325]
  • Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    ] · 2H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • Gypsum
    var: Alabaster
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.]
  • Gypsum
    var: Selenite
    Reference: [Pearl, 1958. Colorado Gem Trails & Mineral Guide]
  • Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    O
     
    3
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.]
    Site Photo
    El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    © Karl Volkman
  • 'Hornblende'
    Reference: [Pearl, 1958. Colorado Gem Trails & Mineral Guide]
  • Hydromagnesite
    Mg
     
    5
    [(CO
     
    3
    )
     
    4
    (OH)
     
    2
    ] · 4H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.]
  • Ice
    H
     
    2
    O
    Description: Fossil impressions in clay.
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.]
  • Illite
    K
     
    0.65
    A
     
    2.0
    [][Al
     
    0.65
    Si,
     
    3.35
    O
     
    10
    ](OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [D.E. Keale, 2002 Denver Annual Meeting (Oct. 27-30, 2002), Session N° 158, Paper 158-6 : "Mineralogy and Provenance of Clay Minerals in Miarolitic Cavities of the Pikes Peak Batholith, Colorado".]
  • Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    TiO
     
    3
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • Kaolinite
    Al
     
    2
    Si
     
    2
    O
     
    5
    (OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.]
  • Kasolite
    Pb(UO
     
    2
    )[SiO
     
    4
    ] · H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • 'K Feldspar'
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  • Laihunite
    Fe
    2+
     
    Fe
    3+
    2
    [SiO
     
    4
    ]
     
    2
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • Lanthanite-(La) ?
    (La,Ce)
     
    2
    [CO
     
    3
    ]
     
    3
    · 8H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • Lepidolite
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997)]
  • Limonite
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels]
    Site Photo
    Stove Mountain (Cookstove Mountain), El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    © 2001 John H. Betts
  • Löllingite
    FeAs
     
    2
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    Fe
    3+
    2
    O
     
    4
    Reference: [AmMin 84:196]
  • Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    [(OH)
     
    2
    |CO
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  • Massicot
    PbO
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.]
  • Microcline
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    8
    ]
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals 76:298-325]
    Site Photo
    Pikes Peak, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    © 2002 John H. Betts
  • Microcline
    var: Amazonite
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels]
    Site Photo
    Pikes Peak, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  • Microlite
    (Ca,Na)
     
    2
    Ta
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    (O,OH,F)
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels]
  • Mirabilite
    Na
     
    2
    SO
     
    4
    ·10H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels]
  • Molybdenite
    MoS
     
    2
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels]
  • 'Monazite'
    Reference: [MinRec 16:217-230]
  • Monazite-(Ce)
    (Ce,La,Nd,Th)PO
     
    4
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • Montmorillonite
    (Na,Ca)
     
    0.33
    (Al,Mg)
     
    2
    Si
     
    4
    O
     
    10
    (OH)
     
    2
    ·nH
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.]
  • Murataite-(Y) (TL)
    (Y,Na)
     
    6
    Zn(Zn,Fe
    3+
     
    )
     
    4
    (Ti,Nb,Na)
     
    12
    O
     
    29
    (O,F,OH)
     
    10
    F
     
    4
    Type Locality: St Peters Dome, Cheyenne District (St. Peters Dome District), El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    Description: A pegmatite in the St. Peters Dome area, El Paso County, is the type locality for murataite, which occurs as 0.1- to 5-mm, black, submetallic grains or poorly developed crystals at the contact of astrophyllite and quartz.
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 338, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    [(OH)
     
    2
    |AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    10
    ]
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals 76:298-325]
  • Nacrite
    Al
     
    2
    Si
     
    2
    O
     
    5
    (OH)
     
    4
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • 'Ochre'
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  • Opal
    SiO
     
    2
    ·nH
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels]
  • Orthoclase
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    8
    ]
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.]
    Site Photo
    Pikes Peak, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    © 2002 John H. Betts
  • Pachnolite
    NaCaAlF
     
    6
    ·H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 112, 120, 122; Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.]
  • Palygorskite
    (Mg,Al)
     
    5
    (Si,Al)
     
    8
    O
     
    20
    (OH)
     
    2
    ·8H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels]
  • 'Perthite'
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals (Sept. 2001)]
  • Phenakite
    Be
     
    2
    [SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [MinRec 16:228]
  • Phlogopite
    var: Ferroan Phlogopite
    K(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    )
     
    3
    AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    10
    (F,OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [AmMin 85:1275-1286 (2000)]
  • Pickeringite
    MgAl
     
    2
    (SO
     
    4
    )
     
    4
    ·22H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • Plattnerite
    PbO
     
    2
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.]
  • Plumbopyrochlore
    (Pb,Ca,Y,U)
     
    2-x
    (Nb,Ta,Ti)
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    (OH,O)
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • Polylithionite
    KLi
     
    2
    Al[(F,OH)
     
    2
    |Si
     
    4
    O
     
    10
    ]
    Description: Fe-polythionite. In miarolitic cavities, with amazonite and smoky quartz.
    Reference: [American Mineralogist, Vol. 85, pp. 1275-1286, 2000.]
  • Prosopite
    CaAl
     
    2
    (F,OH)
     
    8
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 122; Kearns, 1995 - "Alumino-Fluorides from the Morefield Pegmatite", Mineralogical Record 26 551-557.]
  • Protoferro-anthophyllite (TL)
    ☐[Fe
    2+
    2
    ][Fe
    2+
    5
    ][(OH)
     
    2
    |Si
     
    8
    O
     
    22
    ]
    Type Locality: Cheyenne Mt area, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    Reference: [Am.Min.: 84: 196; Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences: 97: 127-136.]
  • 'Psilomelane'
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  • Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals 76:298-325]
  • Pyrochlore
    (Ca,Na)
     
    2
    Nb
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    (OH,F)
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals 76:298-325]
    Site Photo
    Stove Mountain Mineral Locality (Cook Stove Mountain Mineral Locality), Cheyenne District (St. Peters Dome District), El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  • Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    S
     
    8
    , (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels]
  • Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Pearl, 1958. Colorado Gem Trails & Mineral Guide]
    Site Photo
    Pikes Peak, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    © fabreminerals.com
  • Quartz
    var: Jasper
    Reference: [Pearl, 1958. Colorado Gem Trails & Mineral Guide]
  • Quartz
    var: Milky Quartz
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels]
  • Quartz
    var: Rock Crystal
    Reference: [Pearl, 1958. Colorado Gem Trails & Mineral Guide]
  • Quartz
    var: Smoky Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels]
    Site Photo
    Crystal Park, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    © 2002 John H. Betts
  • Ralstonite
    NaMgAl(F,OH)
     
    6
    ·H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Cross and Hillebrand, 1883 - "On minerals of the Cryolite group recently found in Colorado"; Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 127.]
  • Rhodochrosite
    MnCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels]
  • Riebeckite
    [ ][Na
     
    2
    ][Fe
    2+
    3
    Fe
    3+
    2
    ][(OH)
     
    2
    |Si
     
    8
    O
     
    22
    ]
    Description: Arfvedsonite has been found to be riebeckite
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.]
    Site Photo
    Stove Mountain (Cookstove Mountain), El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
     
  • Römerite
    Fe
    2+
     
    Fe
    3+
    2
    (SO
     
    4
    )
     
    4
    ·14H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels]
  • Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals 76:298-325]
  • Rutile
    var: Ilmenorutile
    Fe
     
    x
    (Nb,Ta)
     
    2x
    ·4Ti
     
    1-x
    O
     
    2
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.]
  • Samarskite-(Y)
    (Y,Fe
    3+
     
    ,Fe
    2+
     
    ,U,Th,Ca)
     
    2
    (Nb,Ta)
     
    2
    O
     
    8
    Reference: [MinRec 16:217-230]
  • Sanidine
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    8
    ]
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels]
  • Schorl
    [Na][Fe
    2+
    3
    ][Al
     
    6
    ][(OH)
     
    3
    |OH|(BO
     
    3
    )
     
    3
    |Si
     
    6
    O
     
    18
    ]
    Reference: [Pearl, 1958. Colorado Gem Trails & Mineral Guide]
  • Senaite
    Pb(Ti,Fe,Mn)
     
    21
    O
     
    38
    Description: Zinc rich. Mineral Y of Adams et al 1974
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.]
  • 'Sericite'
    Reference: [MinRec 16:217-230]
  • Siderophyllite (TL)
    KFe
    2+
    2
    Al[Al
     
    2
    Si
     
    2
    O
     
    10
    ](OH)
     
    2
    Type Locality: Pikes Peak, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.]
  • 'Smectite Group'
    A
     
    0.3
    D
     
    2-3
    [T
     
    4
    O
     
    10
    ]Z
     
    2
    ·nH
     
    2
    O
    Description: Expandable mixed-layer illite-smectite clays.
    Reference: [D.E. Keale, 2002 Denver Annual Meeting (Oct. 27-30, 2002), Session N° 158, Paper 158-6 : "Mineralogy and Provenance of Clay Minerals in Miarolitic Cavities of the Pikes Peak Batholith, Colorado".]
  • Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    )S
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • Strontianite
    SrCO
     
    3
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • Thomsenolite
    NaCaAlF
     
    6
    ·H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 112, 120; "Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • Thorite
    (Th,U)[SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Bull. Soc. Franç. Minéralo. Cristallo (1974): 97: 507.]
    Site Photo
    St Peters Dome Pegmatite Prospect, Cheyenne District (St. Peters Dome District), El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
     
  • Thorite
    var: Uranothorite
    (Th,U)SiO
     
    4
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels]
  • Thorogummite
    (Th,U)[(OH)
     
    4x
    |(SiO
     
    4
    )
     
    1-x
    ]
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels]
  • Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  • Topaz
    Al
     
    2
    [(F,OH)
     
    2
    |SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels]
    Site Photo
    Pikes Peak, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    © 2002 John H. Betts
  • 'Tourmaline'
    AD
     
    3
    G
     
    6
    (BO
     
    3
    )
     
    3
    [T
     
    6
    O
     
    18
    ]Y
     
    3
    Z
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  • Triplite
    (Mn
    2+
     
    ,Fe
    2+
     
    )
     
    2
    [(F,OH)|PO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 852; Eckel, Edwin B. (1997) Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised: 14.]
  • Uraninite
    UO
     
    2
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  • Uranophane
    Ca(UO
     
    2
    )
     
    2
    [HSiO
     
    4
    ]
     
    2
    · 5H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels]
  • 'Wad'
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  • Weberite
    Na
     
    2
    Mg[F|AlF
     
    6
    ]
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B.]
    Site Photo
    Eureka Tunnel (1-15 pegmatite), St Peters Dome, Cheyenne District (St. Peters Dome District), El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    © Pavel M. Kartashov
  • Wolframite
    (Fe
    2+
     
    )WO
     
    4
     
     
    to (Mn
    2+
     
    )WO
     
    4
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  • Wulfenite
    Pb[MoO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • Xenotime-(Y)
    YPO
     
    4
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • Yttrotantalite-(Y)
    (Y,Ca,U
    4+
     
    ,Fe
    2+
     
    )
     
    2
    (Ta,Nb)
     
    2
    O
     
    8
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals (Sept. 2001)]
  • Zinnwaldite
    KLiFe
    2+
     
    Al[(F,OH)
     
    2
    |AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    10
    ]
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
  • Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: ["Minerals of Colorado, updated & revised", p. 14, by Eckel, Edwin B., 1997]
    Site Photo
    St Peters Dome, Cheyenne District (St. Peters Dome District), El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
    © 2001 John H. Betts
  • Zircon
    var: Cyrtolite
    Zr[(SiO
     
    4
    ),(OH)
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.]


    149 entries listed. 106 valid minerals. 5 type localities (valid minerals).

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    • Colorado
      • El Paso Co.
        • Colorado Springs Area
        • Colorado Springs Arera
        • Deadmans Canyon (Dead Man's Gulch)
        • El Paso District
          • Cheyenne Mountain Area
          • Colorado Springs Area
        • Manitou Springs
        • North Cheyenne District
        • Pikeville

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