Smuggler Mine, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder Co., Colorado, USAi
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Smuggler Mine | Mine |
Jamestown Mining District | Mining District |
Boulder Co. | County |
Colorado | State |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 10' 6'' North , 105° 17' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Altona | 501 (2011) | 3.9km |
Lyons | 2,147 (2017) | 6.5km |
Lazy Acres | 920 (2011) | 9.0km |
Jamestown | 264 (2017) | 10.1km |
Niwot | 4,006 (2011) | 12.6km |
REF:Deposit:: LOVERING AND GODDARD, 1950, USGS PP 223, PG. 269-270. PLATE 3
Deposit:: CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10,62
Deposit:: REF. VANDERWILT MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLO. P 324
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Gold
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Silver Plume Granite
Host Rock: Granite, Schist
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
14 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Altaite Formula: PbTe Reference: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223 |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223 |
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Reference: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223 |
ⓘ Coloradoite Formula: HgTe Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B. |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223 |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.; U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223 |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223 |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223 |
ⓘ Muscovite var: Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223 |
ⓘ Petzite Formula: Ag3AuTe2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223; Emmons and Becker (1885) Statistics and Technology of the precious Metals. Census reports Tenth census. June 1, 1880, Volume 13 By United States. Census office. 10th census, 1880, United States. Census Office |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223 |
ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Silver var: Native Amalgam Formula: (Ag,Hg) Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B. |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223 |
ⓘ Sylvanite Formula: (Au,Ag)2Te4 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
ⓘ | var: Native Amalgam | 1.AA.05 | (Ag,Hg) |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Altaite | 2.CD.10 | PbTe |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Coloradoite | 2.CB.05a | HgTe |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Petzite | 2.BA.75 | Ag3AuTe2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Sylvanite | 2.EA.05 | (Au,Ag)2Te4 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | var: Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
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Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
ⓘ | Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
ⓘ | Silver | 1.1.1.2 | Ag |
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1 | |||
ⓘ | Petzite | 2.4.3.3 | Ag3AuTe2 |
AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
ⓘ | Altaite | 2.8.1.3 | PbTe |
ⓘ | Coloradoite | 2.8.2.5 | HgTe |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.8.1.1 | PbS |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.8.2.1 | ZnS |
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1 | |||
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.9.1.1 | CuFeS2 |
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Sylvanite | 2.12.13.3 | (Au,Ag)2Te4 |
Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
A2X3 | |||
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.3.1.2 | Fe2O3 |
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
A(XO3) | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | |||
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers | |||
ⓘ | Muscovite | 71.2.2a.1 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
ⓘ | Muscovite var: Sericite | - | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Silver var: Native Amalgam | - | (Ag,Hg) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Sericite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Sericite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Sericite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Sericite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Sericite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
Ag | ⓘ Silver (var: Native Amalgam) | (Ag,Hg) |
Ag | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
Ag | ⓘ Sylvanite | (Au,Ag)2Te4 |
Te | Tellurium | |
Te | ⓘ Coloradoite | HgTe |
Te | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
Te | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
Te | ⓘ Sylvanite | (Au,Ag)2Te4 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Au | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
Au | ⓘ Sylvanite | (Au,Ag)2Te4 |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | ⓘ Silver (var: Native Amalgam) | (Ag,Hg) |
Hg | ⓘ Coloradoite | HgTe |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Pb | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
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Smuggler Mine, Jamestown Mining District, Boulder Co., Colorado, USA