Ingram mine (Valley Forge Occurrence; Critic and Railroad Boy; Sunshine; Three Brothers; Atchison; Belle; Golden Eagle; Melvina; Baron; Richmond), Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder Co., Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 3' 7'' North , 105° 23' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Sunshine | 230 (2011) | 2.3km |
Gold Hill | 230 (2011) | 2.3km |
Crisman | 186 (2011) | 2.5km |
Mountain Meadows | 274 (2011) | 3.2km |
Sugarloaf | 261 (2011) | 4.3km |
REF:Deposit:: LOVERING AND GODDARD, 1950, USGS P. P. 223, PL 23
Deposit:: CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 10,62
Commodities (Major) - Gold
Development Status: Occurrence
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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
18 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223 |
ⓘ Calaverite Formula: AuTe2 Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel; U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223 |
ⓘ Coloradoite Formula: HgTe Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel |
ⓘ 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. |
ⓘ Hessite Formula: Ag2Te Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel |
ⓘ Melonite Formula: NiTe2 Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel |
ⓘ 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 |
ⓘ Nagyágite Formula: [Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3 Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel |
ⓘ Petzite Formula: Ag3AuTe2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223 |
ⓘ Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel; U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel; U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223 |
ⓘ Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223 |
ⓘ Sylvanite Formula: (Au,Ag)2Te4 Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel; U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223 |
ⓘ Tellurium Formula: Te Reference: Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel |
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite' Formula: Cu6(Cu4X2)Sb4S13 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
ⓘ | Tellurium | 1.CC.10 | Te |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Calaverite | 2.EA.10 | AuTe2 |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Coloradoite | 2.CB.05a | HgTe |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Hessite | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
ⓘ | Melonite | 2.EA.20 | NiTe2 |
ⓘ | Nagyágite | 2.HB.20a | [Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3 |
ⓘ | Petzite | 2.BA.75 | Ag3AuTe2 |
ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Sylvanite | 2.EA.05 | (Au,Ag)2Te4 |
ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4X2)Sb4S13 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | var: Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
---|---|---|---|
Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
ⓘ | Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
Semi-metals and non-metals | |||
ⓘ | Tellurium | 1.3.4.2 | Te |
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1 | |||
ⓘ | Hessite | 2.4.2.1 | Ag2Te |
ⓘ | Petzite | 2.4.3.3 | Ag3AuTe2 |
AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
ⓘ | 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 = 2:3 | |||
ⓘ | Nagyágite | 2.11.10.1 | [Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3 |
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
ⓘ | Calaverite | 2.12.13.2 | AuTe2 |
ⓘ | Melonite | 2.12.14.1 | NiTe2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Sylvanite | 2.12.13.3 | (Au,Ag)2Te4 |
Group 3 - SULFOSALTS | |||
3 <ø < 4 | |||
ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite' | 3.3.6.1 | Cu6(Cu4X2)Sb4S13 |
ø = 3 | |||
ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 3.4.1.2 | Ag3SbS3 |
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
A(XO3) | |||
ⓘ | Rhodochrosite | 14.1.1.4 | MnCO3 |
AB(XO3)2 | |||
ⓘ | Ankerite | 14.2.1.2 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
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. | |||
ⓘ | Muscovite var: Sericite | - | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Sericite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Sericite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)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 | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
S | ⓘ Nagyágite | [Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4X2)Sb4S13 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Sericite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Melonite | NiTe2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4X2)Sb4S13 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
Ag | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
Ag | ⓘ Sylvanite | (Au,Ag)2Te4 |
Ag | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
Sb | ⓘ Nagyágite | [Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3 |
Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4X2)Sb4S13 |
Te | Tellurium | |
Te | ⓘ Melonite | NiTe2 |
Te | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
Te | ⓘ Nagyágite | [Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3 |
Te | ⓘ Sylvanite | (Au,Ag)2Te4 |
Te | ⓘ Tellurium | Te |
Te | ⓘ Coloradoite | HgTe |
Te | ⓘ Calaverite | AuTe2 |
Te | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Au | ⓘ Nagyágite | [Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3 |
Au | ⓘ Sylvanite | (Au,Ag)2Te4 |
Au | ⓘ Calaverite | AuTe2 |
Au | ⓘ Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | ⓘ Coloradoite | HgTe |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Nagyágite | [Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3 |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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Ingram mine, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder Co., Colorado, USA