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Interocean Mine, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 3' 59'' North , 105° 22' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.06639,-105.36778
GeoHash:
G#: 9xj5fmce8
GRN:
N27W59
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sunshine230 (2011)0.1km
Crisman186 (2011)2.9km
Gold Hill230 (2011)3.6km
Lazy Acres920 (2011)4.2km
Seven Hills121 (2011)4.4km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Flatirons Mineral ClubBoulder, Colorado10km
Mile High Rock and Mineral SocietyArvada, Colorado38km
Colorado Mineral SocietyLakewood, Colorado47km
Denver Gem and Mineral GuildDenver, Colorado49km
Friends of Mineralogy - Colorado Chapter Denver, Colorado49km
Mindat Locality ID:
110153
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:110153:2
GUID (UUID V4):
a114237a-da5b-4568-8885-df2843ea5204


REF:Deposit:: LOVERING AND GODDARD, 1950, USGS P.P. 223, PG. 246
Deposit:: USGS BOULDER TOPO QUAD MAP, 1957, 7 1/2 MIN
Deposit:: CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,62
REF. USGS PROF PAPER $ 223 &LATE 22 & PAGE 229.
Commodities (Major) - Gold
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock: Granite

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Mineral List


14 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
β“˜ Calaverite
Formula: AuTe2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Melonite
Formula: NiTe2
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ NagyΓ‘gite
Formula: [Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3
β“˜ Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Sylvanite
Formula: AgAuTe4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
β“˜Petzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Sylvanite2.EA.05AgAuTe4
β“˜Calaverite2.EA.10AuTe2
β“˜Melonite2.EA.20NiTe2
β“˜Pyrite
var. Bravoite		2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
β“˜2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜NagyΓ‘gite2.HB.20a[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ NagyΓ‘gite[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feβ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Niβ“˜ MeloniteNiTe2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
Agβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Agβ“˜ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ NagyΓ‘gite[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ CalaveriteAuTe2
Teβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
Teβ“˜ MeloniteNiTe2
Teβ“˜ NagyΓ‘gite[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3
Teβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Teβ“˜ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
AuGold
Auβ“˜ CalaveriteAuTe2
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
Auβ“˜ NagyΓ‘gite[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3
Auβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Auβ“˜ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ NagyΓ‘gite[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3

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References

Lovering, T.S., Goddard, E.N. (1950) Geology and ore deposits of the Front Range, Colorado. Professional Paper 223. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp223
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